Posted by Lyn on October 22, 2002, at 15:23:09
In reply to Re: DO YOU HAVE TREATMENT-RESISTANT DEPRESSION LYN, posted by wcfrench on October 22, 2002, at 4:56:43
> Lamictal is a mood stabilizer. BarbaraCat is on it and having some relief from depression, you might want to check out her writings in the thread called Remeron - adios, Lamictal hello. It's above this post.
>Thanks, I've checked this out.
I go from a catatonic-type depression to a state of extreme anxiety or even severe agitation. In the past the doctors have told me that I am 'stable' and 'doing well' when I am in the anxiety/agitation mode. Personally, I prefer the former; feeling nothing at all seems preferable to feeling like I am going crazy. Was it BarbaraCat that related the experience with the Lobster pot? I gave up eating flesh many year ago because I couldn't stand the thought of another living creature having to die for my benefit - I can't kill icky bugs in the garden or even use fly spray. I remain dry-eyed at funerals, unless I see someone else crying; then I feel so bad for them that I have to cry too. It took several years for anyone to diagnose the anxiety and social phobia, longer for an OCD or agoraphobia diagnosis and, just two years ago (when I had already been in the system for 6 years), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. I have been labelled a 'difficult' patient and told I have a 'personality disorder'. I don't think they have the diagnosis right yet; I simply don't fit in any of their neat little boxes.
The problem now will be to find a doctor who will actually prescribe anything. I'm hoping to hear about the clinic within the next two weeks; it really is my only hope.
> I have been on Neurontin, another mood stabilizer, with little relief. But BCat says there's a doctor who has shown Lamictal to help unipolar depression as well. I am interested in that, and will give you some more information if/when I find it.
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> Take care,
> CharlieDo you think you will be able to switch medications? There doesn't seem to be any point to staying on something that doesn't help. I look forward to hearing more about Lamictal.
Thanks, Charlie, and good luck with your search for the right medication.
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