Posted by shadows721 on May 21, 2004, at 2:29:01
In reply to Re: Specifics:, posted by jerrympls on May 20, 2004, at 21:41:13
I haven't been through all you have with with the treatments, but I had given up too at one point. It happened when a physician told me that I was as good as I was going to be. I was admitted to the hospital in a catatonic major depression. I understand about the giving up feeling. Please don't. I met the most wonderful psychiatrist in the hospital. She gave me hope about compassion. You deserve a lot of compassion. It appears to me that you have been giving your all to get better. You should be respected for that. Please don't give up on future treatments as well. There are constantly finding new meds to help us that suffer with depression.
I noticed that you are on Valium. I have known many people that the drug made them extremely depressed. I do mean extremely. My sister said she felt like she was in a depressed fog like state on that med. Valium wouldn't be my drug of choice for long term treatment.
The other thing that I wanted to point out is the fact that you have a lot of knowledge to share. While you may feel that you experiences may not have been successful, you can share with us your knowledge about your experiences with medications. We need people like you sharing here. :-)
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