Posted by Viridis on June 21, 2003, at 6:52:20
In reply to Re: People not understanding Major Depression » Viridis, posted by brian green on June 21, 2003, at 5:33:56
Hi Brian,
I started lurking here a couple of years ago, when it became obvious that my current GP (like previous ones) didn't have a clue about how to treat mental illness. I was having panic attacks, major depression, and on top of that I seem to have mild ADD (perhaps the root of the problem?). I had extremely negative reactions to various "standard" ADs and was getting pretty discouraged.
After years of the wrong meds, I finally found a really good psychiatrist, and I began posting around the time that things started improving. There was a lot of tweaking involved, and some ideas came from here. We're still tweaking, but I'm doing a lot better, though not perfect.
My pdoc has become interested in "internet medicine", and asked me on my last visit which websites I recommend. Naturally, I suggested this one. I hope he joins -- I've never met a doctor of any kind with better intuition. And, although he's 60 years old, he's only been a psychiatrist for a few years -- before that, he was a GP (which he said he got bored with, so trained in psychiatry when in his 50s), and before that he was an English professor at a major university.
Anyway, I consider myself much better, but am always looking for ideas to improve further. Plus, I like to share my experiences with others, since I know how it feels to be in the depths of depression and/or anxiety. I realize that what works for me won't necessarily work for others, but at least I can make suggestions. And, as a research biologist, I think I'm reasonably able to explain how some of these meds work (although I'm certainly no expert!).
So, that's my story -- what's yours?
poster:Viridis
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