Posted by Mathia on October 24, 2007, at 19:53:50
In reply to psychiatry publically admits it is a failure, posted by LostBoyinNCBecksDark on October 23, 2007, at 20:30:53
My Experience:
I couldnt get off the floor I was so depressed.
Went to a psychiatrist and told him how depressed I was. (His bill was $175 per 40 min)
He told me to try zoloft and gave me a prescription and also said it will take up to 6 weeks to work. (I was thinking, man Im coming for help and this is what I get - 6 weeks?)
I go back the next 5 weeks and basically re-establish that Im still incredibally depressed.
(His bill is now $1050)
He says well it doesnt seem like the zoloft is working, lets try prozac.
I go back for another 4 weeks, Im in the same torture that I originally went in for. (His bill is now $1750).
Every week its the same thing, finally after 6-7 months I tried 6 different ssri's and one tricyclic. (His bill after 7 months is $4900 thank god for health insurance)
After 7 months I spent my savings and could not afford to pay my health insurance (I had my own health ins. because I was self employed when the depression all started).
My health insurance was cancelled so I stopped seeing the psychiatrist. Basically just never went to another appt after that.
He never once even called me to see if I was alright or what was wrong, or did I commit suicide or what. Not one call from his office.
At that point, I was desperate and a friend who smokes marijuana regularly said maybe I ought to try it. Im not advocating illegal drug use but I was at a really bad point in my life.
I tried it, it helped a little, and I actually atleast got working again. I didnt smoke for very long though because to be honest I didnt like the side effects and it really wasnt the answer either.
In the mean time I hurt my back and recieved opiates for that, and they work like nothing else Ive ever taken. I was finally happy. Unfortunately, they ran out and basically went back to being depressed.
Now I'm living with my depression (as Im sure alot of you can relate), I function because my heart keeps beating, and I keep breathing. I dont want to give up, but basically live almost every moment unhappy.
I have to agree that the psychiatry world is far from truly helping depressed people. I know alot of people are the same as me, they are taking one, two, three drugs at a time and are still wondering "is this really helping me"?
poster:Mathia
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