Deplin: Anyone taking it alone (no other anti-depressants)? Side effects?

Hi Anchors,

Welcome to the depression forum. I am glad that the dephlin is working for you. Hopefully you wont have to take antidepressants.

Take care and have a good night.

Hugs, Karen...

Hi there,

Welcome to the forum. Lamictal is a mood stabilizer and works for bipolar. I take a mood stabilizer and I am not bipolar, but it helps me. Give it a go and see how you do.

Many people like the way that they feel when they are manic, but the crash afterwards is the pitts. I hope that you get to feeling better.

I think I read a post where somebody was doing good on te dephlin, but I don't know how they are now. I haven't heard of it unmasking bipolar disorder before but there may be somebody who has. You might want to check out the bipolar forum and ask that question.

Hope you get to feeling good.

Hugs, Karen...

This is an update to an earlier post where I asked if anyone was taking Deplin alone. I have been weaned off my antidepressant and am now taking Deplin by itself. I feel better than I have in 12 years...from the time I began taking antidepressants! I am thinking clearly, needing less sleep, feel things more deeply, paying more attention to details and am generally happy. It's almost as if a fuzzy darkening filter has been taken off my brain and someone has turned the lights on. I am thrilled with the new me--more outgoing, lighthearted and fun. More creative and focused. I am waiting to see if this lasts since I've only been without the meds for a few weeks. If I remain this good, I would be an advocate for trying Deplin alone.

I did call my sister who is also on antidepressants and since the issues associated with depression and brain fog seem to run in the family, I wonder if she, too, doesn't have the genetic mutation associated with this. She is making an appointment with her physician and would also like to try the Deplin--first with Cymbalta and then, perhaps, without.

Thank God for scientific advances. I feel like a new person!

Hello I'm new here. I'm currently taking deplin 15mg
Alone without AD. Its been 4week im taking it for anxiety.
Can anyone tell me if it works alone and how long it take to see results? I'm trying not to have to get back on AD. Thank u

Yes I have checked some places . just wanting to see it someone on this fourm
Had any success with it.

You are welcome. I hope you get some answers. Maybe give it a little more time.

I hope that you feel better soon.

Hugs, Karen...

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Best wishes...

Hugs, Karen...

I took it for a while, but did not have any benefit from it.
Just my experience.

I took it for about a year with an AD.

Hi! I'm new. I found healingwell.com and this post while doing online research regarding Deplin. My MD gave me some samples (15 mg) a couple of weeks ago to try, saying that it was worth a shot considering the relatively infrequent incidence of negative side effects.

I take Adderrall, which is fairly effective at treating my ADD (have taken Vyvanse in the past with similar results - only noticeable difference is it's more expensive). But other than that, I'm not on any other meds or supplements. I have not been able to tolerate any of the multiple antidepressants that my MD has prescribed for moderate life-long GAD and more recently appearing mild to moderate chronic depression.

I am very sensitive in that if a drug has any tendency to cause dizziness, nausea, and/or headaches, I will experience the reaction (typically all of the above) with disabling severity. I've always known of this as it pertains to opiate derivatives, but apparently it applies to all variety of antidepressants as well (for whatever reason, the Adderrall doesn't do it). Wellbutrin and Lexapro seemed to be the mildest (out of 6-7 drugs tried over the past 2 years) in terms of the nauseous headache andvomiting issues, but Wellbutrin left me foggy-headed and was ineffective and Lexapro left me nearly too physically fatigued to drag myself out of bed and so mentally impared I was barely able to string together a coherent sentence. And all of these experiences involved remarkably low doses. Point being, Deplin is apparently the end of the line unless someone knows something about alternatives that my MD and I don't.

After the 2 week Deplin trial, I now find myself having to decide whether or not to move forward with the treatment. I have had zero negative side effects (thank goodness), but I'm not sure that I have seen any positive ones either. I feel a bit better generally (slightly increased energy and perhpas a little more calm/focused), but that frankly tends to wax and wane somewhat over time regardless. I'm not sure if there is any association with the Deplin.

Has anybody observed significant positive long-terms results that they would attribute to Deplin? Anyone have any thoughts on how long it should take to observe whatever effect(s) it is going to have? I know that, taken alone, it's not going to properly treat the depression. At this point, though, I'd welcome any functional improvement sufficient to justify the (rather high) cost.

Has anyone had problems with the authorized generic of Deplin? My pharmacy started giving me the generic at the end of January and I started feeling worse everyday. On the next refill I had them give me the name brand.. Its been about a week and i am still feeling jittery. I have anxiety and ocd. The pharmacy and Deplin Swear its the same formula but I dont know. Anyone have any issues?
Elle

Hi Everyone, I have never posted on a forum before. However I wanted to share my experience with Deplin. My new psychiatrist put me on it last Monday felt great the first 2 days. Then began crying almost every time I opened my mouth to talk. I have been diagnosed with PTSD tried many antidepressants without great results. I had not been on any meds for a year. Was coping taking life a day at a time. This medication has I feel set me back. The doc had me discontinue Deplin today. Hopefully I will go back to the woman who could function without becoming a sobbing wreck.
Has anyone else experienced this type of sadness when on Deplin?