Posted by Ilene on October 23, 2004, at 12:20:52
In reply to Re: Be thankful for their honesty, posted by Cecilia on October 23, 2004, at 1:34:41
> It`s hard to know which is better, honesty or lies. My pdoc has essentially told me the same thing, that the possibility of improvement with any med is remote, though he`s generally willing to write for whatever I want to try next. Periodically he suggests ECT, even though he knows that the one time I seriously considered it the anxiety pushed me into the worst my depression has ever been, I didn`t even want to eat and I`m the typical "atypical" depressive who ALWAYS wants to eat. I suppose it`s a legal thing, he can write in his chart that he`s suggested ECT and then if I kill myself he`s not liable, he`s suggested a treatment that I refused. Not that I have anyone in my life who would sue or care that much if I killed myself, but doctors are trained to always think in terms of liability. The trouble with depression is that it`s not like cancer, where, when they tell you there`s no more treatments to try you`ll probably die soon, with depression you go on living; they can tell you there`s absolutely nothing we can do for you and yet legally they still have to force you to stay alive, hospitalizing you if necessary. All things considered, I guess it`s better for them to hold out a little hope. Though I still feel a lot of anger at my ex-therapist, who took my money and held out hope for 7 years. I still don`t know whether she just wanted the money or whether she really believed she could spin straw into gold. But at least my pdoc always makes me feel like it`s my choice whether to go through another brutal med trial or not. Cecilia
They are holding out a little hope--they say the meds can make me a *little* better, and that I might be an exception to the rule. They also recommended psychotherapy, but it doesn't seem like it did you much good. Why do you think you didn't get anything out of it? What kind of therapy was it?
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