Posted by stargazer on February 22, 2007, at 9:38:26
In reply to Re: Brain Steroids: Cocktail for Calm Clarity, posted by Edwin Ransom on February 21, 2007, at 21:02:15
Way to go, only downside to your story is you are going into surgery, not psychiatry, where you can really help since you are so knowledgable with the meds based on your personal history.
How on earth did you find the combination you are on? through your pdoc, your own research a bit of both?
That's the thing, I believe there is a right combination for everyone but finding it is the problem. You are lucky in that you have the educational background and understanding to be able to help yourself, but the majority of people with these conditions are at the mercy of the medical field and there are so many doctors that have limited knowledge of many of these combinations, maybe one or two together, but nothing like you are on.
I feel like the rest of us have no chance to get the best results, because the drugs that are used are usually ineffective and don't correct the underlying deficiencies, only mask some of the symptoms but give us intolerable side effects.
How long did it take to find the combination you are on? I'm going on 30 years with marginal responses to meds and it's only after taking things into my own hands that things are improving, but it's far from where I want to be.
You are truly lucky you have a chance at a normal functional life that many of us were denied through years of drug trials and poor outcomes.
Stargazer
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