Posted by BarbaraCat on May 23, 2002, at 21:34:43
In reply to WHAT SHOULD I TRY NEXT? give me options, posted by adamie on May 17, 2002, at 22:43:04
There is no reason you should be suffering this way, Adamie. Don't know what your insurance or work situation is, but you might want to consider some time in a hospital and staying there until the good doctors get your meds right! One suggestion that worked for me - have you tried good ol' lithium? I had severe treatment resistant depression for 20 years, cycling up and down. No antidepressant worked, or if they did they caused extreme anxiety and panic attacks before they worked and then eventually pooped out. Adding lithium to Remeron in my case (I like it's low anxiety profile) has been the magic bullet for me. And to think I resisted this drug for so long because of it's stupid stigma. Another stigmatized option that has saved lives is electroshock. You depression sounds like the type that responds best to it.
I have tried every natural product on the market, I meditate, do yoga and live a relatively pure life and I can truly say that none of them even touches a major disorder like severe depression. You need to get into good medical hands, my friend. Whoever is currently treating you, if anyone, is missing some key data. You DO NOT have to suffer like this! I'm glad I stuck with it and made a pest of myself at my HMO. Otherwise I would not be here to write this.
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