Posted by JerryPharmStudent on August 18, 2006, at 3:24:56
In reply to Re: What stage of treatment-resistance are you? » jerrympls, posted by Paulbwell on August 12, 2006, at 4:10:28
> > > What stage of treatment-resistance are you?
> > >
> > >
> > > * Stage 1: Failure of an adequate trial of 1 class of major antidepressant
> > >
> > > * Stage 2: Failure of adequate trials of 2 distinctly different classes of antidepressant
> > >
> > > * Stage 3: Stage 2 plus failure of a third class of antidepressant, including a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA)
> > >
> > > * Stage 4: Stage 3 plus failure of an adequate trial of a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI)
> > >
> > > * Stage 5: Stage 4 plus failure of an adequate course of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
> > >
> > >
> > > - Scott
> >
> > Stage Six: All of the above plus the VNS Implant.
>
> Come on Jerry-stop feeling so damn sorry for yrself-you gots your Hydro-maybe another Narcotic, or Gog forbid brain cautarisition-aka modern lobertomery-you done ECT?
>
> Time heals
>
> CheersHUH? Who said I was feeling sorry for myself. And you apparently think that everything is rosey for me because my doc has me on an opiate? Yeah I wish. I'd appreciate if you wouldn't jump to any conclusions about me or my treatment.
thanks
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