New antidepressant: Has anyone tried Auvelity?

Hi, I just joined the group. I haven't read enough of this discussion about Auvelity to know if many have had success with it. My psychiatrist is going to be prescribing it for me. I'm 62 years old and have struggled with depression and anxiety all my adult life. Within the last 10-15 years my depression has become resistant to treatment. I had ECT in 2006 and then again in 2019. I had some success but the effects on my memory was horrible. I took many different medications. In the last 3 years I have been battling periodic bouts with suicidal thoughts. Last year I had 36 TMS treatments that had virtually no impact on me. Towards the end of last year I started Spravato treatments. That's the nasal spray version of ketamine. Those treatments are still ongoing but, so far, have had minimal impact on my depression. I'm currently taking trintellix and wellbutrin. I also take klonopin for anxiety. I have not found out if my insurance will cover Auvelity. If it doesn't I may not be able to try it. I have been on disability for my depression for about 2.5 years. I have Medicaid and Medicare. Medicare started prescription coverage last year. It isn't part d. I think it's because I am on disability. Regardless, so far, everything ever prescribed has been covered 100%. I'm hoping Auvelity will be covered too. I am feeling pretty defeated right now. It's not like I have a bad life. I have a great family and awesome friends. Nothing seems to matter anymore. No energy, no interest in anything, feeling isolated from loved ones from my own doing. I really don't know what to do,especially if Auvelity doesn't help. I've had decades of psychotherapy. Please keep me posted on your experiences with Auvelity. Thank you.

I started taking Auvelity almost a week ago. It scares me to say but I think it is already starting to help. I am cautiously optimistic. I've had ECT, TMS and Spravato. I'm still having Spravato treatments. I'll keep you posted. I would be so shocked to actually experience some relief.

Hi. Do you know about the Auvelity Savings Card? Go to the website. With that, I only pay $10 a month. Insurance wanted to charge me $85. It's a great deal. Good luck!

Hi, I just joined the group. I haven't read enough of this discussion about Auvelity to know if many have had success with it. My psychiatrist is going to be prescribing it for me. I'm 62 years old and have struggled with depression and anxiety all my adult life. Within the last 10-15 years my depression has become resistant to treatment. I had ECT in 2006 and then again in 2019. I had some success but the effects on my memory was horrible. I took many different medications. In the last 3 years I have been battling periodic bouts with suicidal thoughts. Last year I had 36 TMS treatments that had virtually no impact on me. Towards the end of last year I started Spravato treatments. That's the nasal spray version of ketamine. Those treatments are still ongoing but, so far, have had minimal impact on my depression. I'm currently taking trintellix and wellbutrin. I also take klonopin for anxiety. I have not found out if my insurance will cover Auvelity. If it doesn't I may not be able to try it. I have been on disability for my depression for about 2.5 years. I have Medicaid and Medicare. Medicare started prescription coverage last year. It isn't part d. I think it's because I am on disability. Regardless, so far, everything ever prescribed has been covered 100%. I'm hoping Auvelity will be covered too. I am feeling pretty defeated right now. It's not like I have a bad life. I have a great family and awesome friends. Nothing seems to matter anymore. No energy, no interest in anything, feeling isolated from loved ones from my own doing. I really don't know what to do,especially if Auvelity doesn't help. I've had decades of psychotherapy. Please keep me posted on your experiences with Auvelity. Thank you.

Hi, I just joined the group. I haven't read enough of this discussion about Auvelity to know if many have had success with it. My psychiatrist is going to be prescribing it for me. I'm 62 years old and have struggled with depression and anxiety all my adult life. Within the last 10-15 years my depression has become resistant to treatment. I had ECT in 2006 and then again in 2019. I had some success but the effects on my memory was horrible. I took many different medications. In the last 3 years I have been battling periodic bouts with suicidal thoughts. Last year I had 36 TMS treatments that had virtually no impact on me. Towards the end of last year I started Spravato treatments. That's the nasal spray version of ketamine. Those treatments are still ongoing but, so far, have had minimal impact on my depression. I'm currently taking trintellix and wellbutrin. I also take klonopin for anxiety. I have not found out if my insurance will cover Auvelity. If it doesn't I may not be able to try it. I have been on disability for my depression for about 2.5 years. I have Medicaid and Medicare. Medicare started prescription coverage last year. It isn't part d. I think it's because I am on disability. Regardless, so far, everything ever prescribed has been covered 100%. I'm hoping Auvelity will be covered too. I am feeling pretty defeated right now. It's not like I have a bad life. I have a great family and awesome friends. Nothing seems to matter anymore. No energy, no interest in anything, feeling isolated from loved ones from my own doing. I really don't know what to do,especially if Auvelity doesn't help. I've had decades of psychotherapy. Please keep me posted on your experiences with Auvelity. Thank you.

Hi there, I'm only 25 but I have a very similar experience. I did 36 TMS treatments with pretty much no improvement, tried every drug under the sun (probably 20+ meds, including the Trintellix and Wellbutrin) and 15 years of therapy. Wellbutrin gave me a tiny bit of improvement (My depression is a 9 without it, and probably a 7-8 with it) but nothing to write home about. Spravato was my next course of action until learning about Auvelity. I have been on Auvelity for a little over a week, and I have already started to see results. I haven't felt this happy, like.... ever. I've struggled with depression since I was VERY young (signs starting at age 5 or 6) and been on medication since age 10 or 11. I am also on disability and get it covered, thank goodness. It's worth trying.

Hi, I just joined the group. I haven't read enough of this discussion about Auvelity to know if many have had success with it. My psychiatrist is going to be prescribing it for me. I'm 62 years old and have struggled with depression and anxiety all my adult life. Within the last 10-15 years my depression has become resistant to treatment. I had ECT in 2006 and then again in 2019. I had some success but the effects on my memory was horrible. I took many different medications. In the last 3 years I have been battling periodic bouts with suicidal thoughts. Last year I had 36 TMS treatments that had virtually no impact on me. Towards the end of last year I started Spravato treatments. That's the nasal spray version of ketamine. Those treatments are still ongoing but, so far, have had minimal impact on my depression. I'm currently taking trintellix and wellbutrin. I also take klonopin for anxiety. I have not found out if my insurance will cover Auvelity. If it doesn't I may not be able to try it. I have been on disability for my depression for about 2.5 years. I have Medicaid and Medicare. Medicare started prescription coverage last year. It isn't part d. I think it's because I am on disability. Regardless, so far, everything ever prescribed has been covered 100%. I'm hoping Auvelity will be covered too. I am feeling pretty defeated right now. It's not like I have a bad life. I have a great family and awesome friends. Nothing seems to matter anymore. No energy, no interest in anything, feeling isolated from loved ones from my own doing. I really don't know what to do,especially if Auvelity doesn't help. I've had decades of psychotherapy. Please keep me posted on your experiences with Auvelity. Thank you.