Posted by Ines on March 30, 2007, at 16:12:11
In reply to Help...after dr apt. feel less hope, posted by chiron on March 29, 2007, at 17:57:52
Hi Chiron,
I have had the same happen to me. Last time I went to the doctor he was very dismissive and made me feel like it was all my fault for not asking for help earlier on. I came out of there so upset I couldn't get off the couch for the rest of the day. I find when I am depressed I am very sensitive to what people say to me. Also I hang on to the hope that small things like a doctor's appointment will make me feel better, and when it doesn't happen I get a real down. I hope you are feeling a bit better now.What's your diagnosis? I was just thinking that if a lot of ADs have made you worse it's possible you could be bipolar? Have you got opinions from more than one doctor? Try not to get discouraged. I know of someone who suffered badly from depression for years until he found a psychiatrist that just hit all the right buttons with him and found a combo that made him get well, and eventually go into remission. It's now been 10 years and he's off all meds other than a daily sleep aid and he's fine. He's had to go back on meds a couple of times after brief relapses, but he says that after he found the right meds and went back on them at the first sign of depression he's never had a bad episode. I know very well how discouraging it is when nothing seems to work but don't give up- I'm sure when we find something that works for us life will be that much better because we know what it feels like on the other side...
Ines
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