Posted by sweetmarie on April 9, 2001, at 4:05:58
In reply to Re: HAS ANYONE ..., posted by Adam on April 7, 2001, at 15:36:15
> Yes. I have. I was unsuccessfully treated for years, and then tried an MAOI. I am 100% better than I was, absolutely no question. Not perfect, but much, much better.
Adam,
Can I just ask - out of interest - which meds you had been on previous to this MAOI? Also, who was treating you (psychiatrist/GP/whatever)?
Also, which MAOI is it (I only ask, because I`ve been on Phenelzine (Nardil) for over a year, and besides giving me very sore feet and 3 stone in weight, it has done nothing at all to improve my mood)? >
> It's not malarkey. I can understand feeling that way, though, because I did for a while. I'm not certain if some people can be adequately treated using what is currently available, but I think it is safe to say that most people will find something that works tolerably well for them eventually.
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I blooming well hope so. I`ve been on loads of stuff so far. Having said that, it hasn`t been until fairly recently, that the full extent of my illness has been recognised. In other words, up until 3 years ago, I`d been treated only by my GP, who saw it as a kind of `peripheral` problem, as I was still able to work (just), and continue a `normal` life. I encouraged this, as I didn`t really want to believe that it was anything serious. So, basically, anti-ds were chucked my way in a very random fashion, without very much attention to my actual symptoms/length of illness etc. It took my first hospital admission really to drive the point home (to all of us), and even then I had a totally crap psychiatrist, with absolutely no imagination/empathy/compassion or real expertise in treating severe chronic depression. He labelled it `atypical` and gave me Imipramine followed by ECT. When these two things failed to work, he just gave up on me.So, it`s only really been since I`ve been seeing my current psychiatrist (about 18 months now) that the ball has started to roll. She realised after a while that she had done as much as she could to help, with no result, and referred me to a specialist. So, that`s where I am now (waiting to be treated by him). > >
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I`d just be interested to know something of your med history, that`s all.Cheers, > >
> >
Anna.
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