antidepressant recommendations?

[Islay9]

Looking for anti depressant recommendations please.

I’m in the UK. The RLS UK website lists Trazodone and Bupropion as being safe for RLS but the BNF doesn’t list Bupropion for depression and Trazodone is not going to be great with Pregabalin and Dihydrocodeine due to the sedative affects.

Are there any others that might be ok that anyone knows of?

Thanks 🙏

[SueJohnson]

Moclobemide or Vortioxetine (trintellix, Brintellix) is on RLS-UK not safe list - however some people find it is safe

[Islay9 in reply to SueJohnson]

Thanks Sue I’ll have a look at those.

[Eryl]

There's a good chance that you can end depression without meds by changing your diet. youtu.be/w76HgPmnwhU?si=3ue...(Not working as expected?)

[David7]

BUPROPION ( Wellbutrin) works well for depression and won't cause additional problems with RLS.

[Islay9 in reply to David7]

I agree this seems to be a good option, the problem is it’s not listed as an antidepressant on the BNF/NICE guidelines so not sure if they’ll be happy prescribing it?

Do you know if any evidence I could direct them to?

[RLS1952 in reply to David7]

I thought it put weight on?

[David7]

Very well known anti- depressant.

Wellbutrin, anti- depressant.

[Islay9 in reply to David7]

Thank you. Unfortunately not licensed for depression in the UK.

[grandma_of_7]

bupropion is totally an anti depressant - it isn’t used for anything else!. I use it, 300mgs, but it did stir up the RLS a bit, so dr increased the methadone.

[grandma_of_7 in reply to grandma_of_7]

Is your ferritin over 100?

[Islay9 in reply to grandma_of_7]

No but I’m on iron therapy to get it up there.

[grandma_of_7 in reply to Islay9]

Good! It does the trick for a lot of us!

[Islay9 in reply to grandma_of_7]

thank you, Unfortunately not licensed for depression in the UK.

[grandma_of_7]

I'm having trouble seeing which posts I'm responding to, trying to learn how to navigate this group!

[SueJohnson in reply to grandma_of_7]

If you click reply under the post then you are responding to that post. For example I clicked reply under your post saying you were having trouble seeing which posts.

[grandma_of_7 in reply to SueJohnson]

Yes, I see that. Thanks so much for helping me! But I don't get how to stroll down to see other posts and replies. I wish it was a little more like Facebook! I'm 70 and so I think my age affects my abilities here! but you probably figured that out from my name, grandma of 7!

[Islay9 in reply to grandma_of_7]

I have the same problem with this page!

If you go to the very top of this page it says “posts” and you can click there to see more posts.

Replies to posts are quite far down past some other stuff on that post.

[grandma_of_7 in reply to Islay9]

Great, good to know! I just copied and pasted what you wrote so I can try it tomorrow, thanks