new med in February

[steve2470]

Hello all,

Hope all of you are having a good 2018 so far or will soon! As I said last year, my doctor is now starting me on an MAO inhibitor, Selegiline, which he is dispensing as a transdermal patch to be applied to my skin. The benefit of transdermal as opposed to oral is that it lowers the possibility of a hypertensive crisis if I accidentally eat anything with tyramine in it. The Selegiline was his idea and not at my insistence.

Anyway, in February I start taking it. First, my Bupropion and Venlafaxine have to be tapered down carefully, and then I have to be totally antidepressant-free for two weeks (a "wash-out" period) because you cannot mix other antidepressants with Selegiline.

At any rate, wish me luck. Hopefully it will be worth all this hassle. All the best to all of you.

Steve

[BlancheSplanchnik]

1. Good luck!

👋🏾

[irisblue]

2. Crossed fingers

[mountain grammy]

3. Good luck. Hoping for the best.

[Cryptoad]

4. Good Luck,,,,, keep us updated!

[MLAA]

5. Best wishes!!! Keep us posted.

[Tobin S.]

6. Best of luck to you, Steve.

It might be rough going for a bit while you taper off and wash out, but hang in there. It will probably be well worth it when you start on the new stuff.

[steve2470]

7. thank you Tobin

The target symptom of emotional rejection-sensitivity is the one I want to eliminate or drastically reduce. The rest of depression symptoms I can slog along with. Best wishes to you in 2018.