Posted by bob on January 25, 2002, at 23:19:26
In reply to Last post of it's Kind.., posted by Mr. Scott on January 25, 2002, at 22:34:26
Scott:
I'm pretty much the same as you. Most of the med combos have been problematic to say the least, and I'm always wondering if I could hit on that magic drug combo out there that would finally bring me home. The more posts I see on this board, and the further my physical condition deteriorates from med side-effects, the less likely it seems to me that meds are an ideal solution. I've had unacceptable problems with every med combo I've been on, ranging from them not working, to sleeping all the time, to feeling jittery, to no sex... you know the routine. My doctor has reached the conclusion that I will never win this "lottery" I'm playing, and that it's time to come off all meds. This makes me quite sad, as I know it will be very harrowing, and could possibly lead to hospital stays, and ECT. It is getting harder and harder to live on the meds, though... I can't deny it any longer.
Who knows... some people swear by ECT. I just don't know anymore. The ultimate point is... there will almost always be a problem of some sort with any med combo you try (assuming it even works), and there will always be the feeling that you might be missing a great life just because you didn't try that one last combo. It's very frustrating. It is self perpetuating because the meds for so many of us don't truly release us from our problems, and they create new ones, which loom larger and larger over time. Obviously, it the meds worked beautifully, and had a few small manageable side effects, we wouldn't be searching all the time. Of course, there seems to be plenty of people out there for whom the medecines are very agreeable. I am definitely not one of them.
Bob
P.S. I wish you luck in your search for a solution.
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