No, absolutely zero anhedonia.
The opposite, in fact.
When my mood rises, I'm enjoying things I haven't in years, like eating, sleeping, activities, relationships, being productive etc.
I'd like to try ketamine for sure, but it's not available in my country.
I was previously based in the netherlands.
I'm curious as to whether it's available there. I contacted the hospital, but no response from them.
I tried CBT, as well as a bunch of other therapies.
Zero response.
My issues are purely endogenous - completely not situational or reactional related, which I understand makes up a tiny percentage of cases of depression, but hey - I'm part of that tiny percentage.
I also tried pramipexole.
It zonked me out totally.
Couldn't continue with it.
At a dose above 150mg, 225 - after a month or more of treatment, the sexual dysfunction side effect lifted with venlafexine.
I tried 300mg, but it left me stoned, and with a level of sexual dysfunction that made proceedings plain impossible - like, zero response, and I had chicks do some pretty freaky stuff.
After three weeks of that - and it seemed to be getting worse, not better - I dropped back to 225, and that's where I stand now.
So, after 8 weeks on 225, I'm hoping the efficacy still has room for improvement.
Else, the next port of call might be something with a stronger effect on noradrenaline - like Cymbalta..... pristique maybe?