Well, David, I think you need to understand that these drugs were put on the market without any real research or understanding of what they do long term to the cells of the body.

The testing for them does not cover long time periods, in the final clinical trials. Hence no one knows what they are doing to people basically.

If your body has changed permanently when using the drug before, then your response now, will be altered. There is a huge hubris present with marketing these drugs to people. And given the different neurotransmitter status of each person, these drugs will have different effects in everyone.

As you age, your brain changes too... so that must be factored into any situation with a drug.

If you were given a generic version, you could try the brand name again. But other than that, I don't think there is an answer to your question. You could call Lilly up and talk to a medical consultant...maybe they would have an answer for you.