Posted by jimmygold70 on January 1, 2002, at 18:16:29
In reply to Re: venlafaxine PLEASE READ jimmy gold » jimmygold70, posted by catherine1812 on December 31, 2001, at 12:27:36
Dear Catherine,
Concerning the psychotherapy and PDoc referral from your GP - if he won't refer you, threaten him that you'll take a lawyer and file a claim against him. If he still insists, take a good lawyer. No GP wants a medical recklesness claim filed against him. Just do it !!! By the way, can't you pick another GP ? What kind of medical insurance is that ?!
Meds - It doesn't look like you've tried much meds. Seroxat 150mg doesn't sound to me - the max dose is 60 or 80mg to my best knowledge.
It sounds like Remeron might be the solution for you. Give it a try. It is one of the most potent anti-depressants available, and gives you a good night's sleep (if you can wake up in the morning - that's another issue :-)
You think CBT won't work for you. That what I thought too. Well, prove me wrong (-: Give it a try, you have little to lose. It IS effective. Studies show it is comparable to drug therapy in efficiency. In your state right now everything looks unchangeable: can't change your way of thinking, can't cange a GP, he won't refer me, blah blah blah. You're too pessimistic madame. That's a part of your illness. Start moving things around. You know, in Judaism we say - "whoever saves one soul - he saved the whole world". If I can save you from your "catastrophic" thinking (that's the term used in psychology for the pessimistic way you think) and your depression, It compares, for me, to saving the world.
Take care,
JimmyBTW I checked my e-mail with no posting of you as of now.
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