Posted by Justherself54 on November 7, 2007, at 8:41:25
In reply to Treatment resistent depression/gets more resistent, posted by stargazer2 on November 7, 2007, at 7:49:13
I've battled the depression end of bipolar for over 20 years..all SSRI's have pooped out on me usually around the year mark..I used to have gaps as long as 2 - 3 years in between episodes where I was med free..now I haven't been able to achieve any sort of "remission" during the past 5 years..so something has definitely changed..
It's been incredibly frustrating to start to feel well, then see the symtoms of the dreaded poop out continuing even when the AD is augmented with "boosters"..
So I would have to say that as I get older, my depression is getting more treatment resistant..hence the trials with MAOI's..and now I feel I will never have those lovely periods in between where I didn't have take an AD and all the lovely side effects that come with each..
Kudos to each and every one of us that keep paying our ticket to get back on the med merry-go-round..hope springs eternal!
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