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Hi All,
Has anyone found a antidepressant that is not on the list, that works with RLS?
I am desperate. I have taken wellbutrin and it dos not work for the depression on me. I need to find something. Any suggestions from anyone would be greatly appreciated Thank you
Debbie
Oh, Debbie, I so sympathize. Right now I'm not taking anything for my depression and am getting by, but may need to go back on something. I've tried Welbutrin in the past, and may need to try it again, but if that doesn't work I'll probably need one of the antidepressants that makes the RLS worse. It seems like Effexor didn't bother the RLS too much, at least as much as Lexapro. But then, maybe it did because it screwed up my sleep schedule totally...
I was taking St. John's Wort for a few months, with good results, but that has a lot of drug interactions, so I've been trying to live without. It's been a ride. Horrible mood swings, irritability, dark thoughts. I'm not sure what's caused by the augmentation from Requip, from being hypothyroid, and what's caused from stopping the antidepressants.
Shoot, I would even consider electroconvulsive therapy if it would allow me to live without the antidepressants that aggravate my RLS.
But then again, being off the ADs hasn't helped my RLS any.
I need a committee of medical professionals to sort out my brain chemicals, sigh.
Best wishes, Debbie, I hope you figure out something.
