Posted by AMD on March 20, 2006, at 14:25:23
I'm very depressed today. Not withdrawal depressed, but sad and lonely and feeling hopeless in a way I haven't experienced in years.
I'm frustrated, too, that my doctors won't prescribe me an antidepressant. They just say "you need a mood stablizer," but never do anything to combat the depression.
I have been diagnosed bipolar, but I truly don't think I am. Hyperactive? Perhaps. Bipolar? No.
Yet as soon as I tell a new doctor that was previously my diagnosis, they hang on to it. It's as if they get biased in that direction and then refuse to diagnose me otherwise. (My current doctor talked to me all of fifteen minutes before prescribing Geodon [instead of Ability, even] because I was "speaking quickly." I always speak quickly!)
Right now, though, I am depressed and completely uninterested in anything. I get joy from absolutely nothing.
My regimen currently consists of once-daily dosages of Celexa and Lamictal. But frankly, I just don't feel they're working. My doctor added Geodon, but it just makes me feel worse and even more tired than I am already.
My only other pharmaceutical option seems to be a prescription for naltrexone I never filled. I've heard it can help boost the efficacy of SSRI's. I also heard, however, it can cause dysthymia. Any recent experiences? I looked through the medical archives on this site but discovered mostly equivocal results.
I also suspect this depression has been brought on by depletion of dopamine transmitters, likely cocaine-induced, but perhaps compounded by the Celexa, which I read can actually destroy dopamine or inhibit its release.
Any advice? Should I ask for another medicine? Anything that would help this lift?
amd
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