Posted by MB on August 7, 2001, at 14:31:20
In reply to Re: Fatigue and depression » MB, posted by Cindylou on August 7, 2001, at 13:45:51
> Thanks for your post; it's comforting to know we're not alone ...
> -cindyIt is indeed comforting to know we're not alone. I feel stuck between "a rock and a hard place" because psychiatric drugs are either sedating and worsen the fatigue, or they are stimulating and make my anxiety/panic/racing-thoughts unbearable. If there is an energizing drug that doesn't make my heart and mind explode out of my body, I sure haven't come accros it yet (MAOIs, maybe?). Chronic fatigue is such an annoying thing to suffer because most docs don't even recognize it as anything other than psychosomatic, and then the drugs they prescribe (SSRIs, tricyclics, remeron, effexor) make it worse!! After a few months, after the panic and anxiety subsided, even *Wellbutrin* made me feel like I weighed 500 lbs: like every step was impossible.
I've called and left a message with a pdoc, but he never called back. This was two weeks ago. In a way I'm glad he didn't call back because I *so* much dread getting back on some medicine that makes me feel worse (it seems like in order for the FDA to approve a psych med, it can't make you feel better--otherwise they see it as having "abuse potential," and they toss the baby out with the bath water in puritanical fervor). BLAHGHAAAGAH!!!!!! Ok, I feel better now. Phew!
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