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Re: Now how do you do that?… anyone?…any ideas?

Posted by allisonm on May 5, 2000, at 20:25:57

In reply to Now how do you do that?… anyone?…any ideas?, posted by Janice on May 5, 2000, at 18:34:38

The way my psychiatrist explained it when we first began, the idea is to find drugs that help get a person out of the depression, or at least lift it some and create some stability. Then you start the work on underlying problems -- when the depression isn't so severe. It's a lot easier to talk frankly about hard stuff if you're not feeling so bad. (i can't speak to bipolar disorder as I've never dealt with it.)

A friend of mine is convinced that the right AD will fix everything, and that psychotherapy is a waste of time and won't fix anything in the end, so why bother dredging up all of that bad old stuff when the right drug will work? The difference between us is that he found an AD that snapped him right out of his depression. Mine have not. He and I have gone up, down, around and around on the subject of whether depression causes depressing thoughts or whether depressing thoughts cause depression. I was always of the mind that depression caused the thoughts.

But what I've found interesting lately is that my doctor thinks my most recent downturn is a result of our recent discussions. The answer is add/change drugs to lift the added depression. I must admit that this downturn has been different from all of the others. No thoughts about death. Just lethargy and some sadness. The new med change has caused what feels to me to be a remarkable turnaround. I've never felt this much better this fast. Ever.

So my doctor has broken my theory that depressing thoughts don't cause depression. And my drug experience has caused me to wonder whether my friend is right -- find the right drug and don't bother with what he calls the banality of the kleenex box.

I don't know whether any of this makes sense. I guess the end result is that I'm more on the fence than ever.

Perhaps my friend (who lurks here) might want to comment.


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