Switching to a TCA fear of tachycardia

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Which indicates the improvement was more likely from just the normal ebb and flow of these disorders than the meds.

I totally agree and that’s why I’m scared, if my body has done the majority of the work, am I going to throw my CNS into distress, by coming off the Brintillex???? That’s my huge fear and could spell the end of me pal. I ain’t got the fight left in me to go through another 4/5 years it will kill me for sure !!!!!

Apparently so: Brown TC, 1979.



I'm one of them. SSRIs make me manic. The TCAs and MAOIs don't. It comes down to how individual biology meshes with the med.

Yeah but I was once okay with peroxatine and then venlafaxine. But now they destroy me why I need to understand and some real assurance that a TCA would potentially be the way to go if I can’t cope any longer…Sorry I know that’s the million dollar question and there’s no answer to it is there PDU ????

Then grab the opportunity with both hands. At my worst I needed to be hospitalised to switch meds. It beats facing the side-effects and increased anxiety and depression on your own at home where the mind has a lot of time to ruminate!

I can’t stand the thought of going back into a physc hospital, I have had 2 experiences and hate the places, they are chaotic in the UK !!!! So this is the path of last resort for me, can you understand how that makes me feel. Albeit I know if I change that’s the safest environment to do so pal !!!!!

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there's no answer to it is there PDU ????

Only by trying it, unfortunately.

I can't stand the thought of going back into a physc hospital, I have had 2 experiences and hate the places, they are chaotic in the UK !!!!

Do NHS general medical hospitals have psychiatric wards? Here most do usually specialising in a particular disorder with a few beds for other indications and they are not much different to the other wards. I've only been a visitor to one of the few psychiatric hospitals and then not to one of the locked wards so can't really comment. My experience has mostly been in veteran's hospitals which were excellent, but most either no longer exist, or have been absorbed into the state hospital systems.

So this is the path of last resort for me, can you understand how that makes me feel. Albeit I know if I change that's the safest environment to do so pal !!!!!

Talk to the Pdoc about getting into a non psychiatric hospital for a few weeks, or at least into a ward for the less severe disorders if a psych hospital is the only option.

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Only by trying it, unfortunately.

Yeah totally agree, however I have increased my pregabalin back to 600mg and this is day 3, I’m coping better. The depression had gone, just seem to have some shakes and jittery, fingers crossed this will improve over the next couple of weeks, as it gets back into my CNS at a higher level. But if I slide back, then imipramine is the option being spoken about. And as mum was on it and I know it was the Gold standard, I would be willing to give it a try…But give this pregabalin a chance first, as depression has pretty much gone. That’s a clear marker of withdrawal!!!!

Do NHS general medical hospitals have psychiatric wards? Here most do usually specialising in a particular disorder with a few beds for other indications and they are not much different to the other wards. I've only been a visitor to one of the few psychiatric hospitals and then not to one of the locked wards so can't really comment. My experience has mostly been in veteran's hospitals which were excellent, but most either no longer exist, or have been absorbed into the state hospital systems.



Talk to the Pdoc about getting into a non psychiatric hospital for a few weeks, or at least into a ward for the less severe disorders if a psych hospital is the only option.

Psych wards in the UK are in a separate annex to the main hospital and full of shouting and screaming patients. They are not a quite relaxed environment at all. Plus the staff couldn’t care less if you live or die, they’re completely useless honestly they couldn’t care less and that’s the honest truth !!!! Ta for your insight and suggestions l, all of which are in my logarithm of which direction to take, based on response or non response Ta John

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Cool. I hope it works out for you, John.