Posted by catherine1812 on December 31, 2001, at 12:27:36
In reply to Re: venlafaxine PLEASE READ Sid,old school,jimmy gold, posted by jimmygold70 on December 31, 2001, at 2:44:36
> > > Ah... well I think it's a waste of your time and money. Even if we can locate some metabological abnormalities in your brain... so what ? Can it suggest any specific treatment ?
> I thought that the whole point of the scan was to determine the problem in the brain in order to then treat it correctly????Is that not right?
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> Please state what ADs exactly did you try and at what doses. 10 years to get to a solution for your depression is a lot of time. Did you consider changing a psychiatrist ?I don't have a psycotherapist at the moment.My doc says there is no need.I disagree with him ,but it is upto him.The patient has to be referred by the doc over here.Yes 10 years is along time.Tell me about it!!!I have suffered
enourmously due to lack of treatment,and I have had to beg to get where I am now.The tablets I have been prescribed in the past range from:Imipramine=150mg daily.Seroxat=150mgdaily.Prozac(can't remember the dose).Zisbin(can't remember dose.)and there are others too.I will check on them all when I have been to the docs and let you have all the details then.I am interested to see what you think.
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> > When I was prescribed the Effexor XR I think he stumbled upon it by accident and it just happened to work for me.I was not told about any of the side effects or with-drawel symptoms I may encounter.I was so frightened when I began experiencing some of them.
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> "No Pain - No Gain"
> That's a harsh comment.I disagree.I would have liked to have been told about all the bad things that might or could happen.Every-one has that right surely???I don't like bad suprises!!!> > I know I am going to have to come off the Effexor XR 'cos of the headaches I am getting;they are incredibly painful.I have developed a muscle spasm in my neck now too.I look like I have a nervous twitch, this is very embarrassing and uncontrolable.I am also sleeping really badly, I am going to buy some of this valerian tomorrow.Hope it works for me.
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> But who said the you have to take Effexor XR ? Did you find ANY of the ADs you took tolerable ? Please state which exactly. I believe you should try lithium augmentation and stop messing around with tomographies and switching ADs. You're wasting your time.> The doctor, my G.P.He didn't hold a gun to my head granted...but..I had to have something and this was his choice.As I said he obviously knew little about the drug, he didn't expalin anything to me just told me the dose to take and that was that.He didn't ask me to call back and see him-nothing.Why do you think I should try lithium agumentation?What is it?Tell me more.
I agree about the chopping and changing of the drugs it is pointless,but I have to trust the doctor and it is he who has done this.> > >
> They don't only save money - they save your time and your brain from radiation.... (-:>mmmmmmmm I would feel better if I had one.
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> I wonder if you ever tried a good psychologist. Sure I can't recommend on any since I don't live in England. But one thing I can say for sure is that CBT+AD works better than any alone. You're young, your brain is still 'plastic', CBT can change a lot for you.>What is CBT? I'm young... I wish!!!
> See, I was messing around psychiatrists for 4 years (since I was 18), when I decided to change a psychiatrist (wise decision 1) and start psychotherapy (wise decision 2). Now I'm 24 and in a far better state. I have tried probably every drug found in the canon of psychiatry. I have my cocktail right now. What made the difference was sticking to a good drug, augmenting it the right way, and combining it with a good psychitherapist !!!
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> > What are you diagnosed with?I haven't been given a specific name for my illness.(that worries me too)
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> Be well ! Please let me know the information I asked in this posting. I really want to help.
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> JimmyThanks for the concern!I will post the other info when I have it.What about not sleeping well?What do you do for that?Do you have an e-mail account?Could I have your e-mail address?
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