Posted by tina on June 22, 2001, at 14:47:40
In reply to GENERAL QUESTION - TO EVERYONE, posted by sweetmarie on June 22, 2001, at 14:42:54
Jeez, I wish your nurse hadn't said all of that. What kind of care is that? You know what might make you feel better? Kicking that head nurse in the chops!
Seriously Anna, the o nly one who can decide if you'll get better is you. Don't listen to the naysayers, listen to your own heart. If you believed before that you would get better, then keep believing that and so will I.
sending you warm hugs
Tina
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> Anna here,
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> You may have read my postings before, but if not I`ve got a bad case of treatment resistant depression.
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> Without going into a tedious list of all the meds I`ve been on, I`ll just say that I have been on LOTS. Also ECT. With the exception of Dothiepin (100% effective whilst I was on it, but failed to have any effect when I came off it and went back on ), I have had limited success in the meds I have tried. Over the past 3 years I have been very severely depressed with virtually no respite.
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> Currently I am hospitalised in a unit that specialises in treatment resistant depression, where I have been for 9 weeks now. I have been on a combination of Mirtazapine and Venlafaxine for 6 weeks now. This is actually irrelevant to my question, though.
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> Yesterday, I was speaking with the charge nurse, who told me that there was the `real possibility` that I wouldn`t get better than I am now (v. depressed). He actually said that 3 things were equally as likely to happen: 1) I would get better, 2) I would remain as ill as I am now (for the rest of my life), and 3) I would get worse.
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> I had actually managed to talk myself round to thinking that there WAS light at the end of the tunnel, but this has really kicked me in the teeth. I can`t stand the thought that there is no hope and that I may have to `adjust` my life according to my illness. I don`t mean that I want 100% happiness - I`d settle for continual mild depression. He seemed to be saying that even this may be outside the realms of possibility.
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> Has anyone got any thoughts? Should I throw in the towel now? CAN I get better? (note - I don`t say `will` I get better. I`ve learned not to ask that question.)
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> Dr Bob, if you`re reading this, do you have any thoughts on the matter?
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> Basically, this question is for anyone. Thoughts/remarks urgently required.
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> Cheers,
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> Anna.
poster:tina
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