Posted by sowhysosad on September 28, 2009, at 11:23:57
In reply to Re: Success Rate of Antidepressants And Theraphy » sowhysosad, posted by SLS on September 28, 2009, at 5:16:30
> That is extremely unfortunate. For any professional health care worker that you rely on to help get you well, it is nothing short of sabotage to have them tell you that your depression is anything but biological.
The pdocs I see are all juniors and they're a little threatened by the fact I do my homework and don't just blindly accept what they say.
Last week I asked to switch SSRI's because fluoxetine is causing tachycardia (120bpm at rest), agitation and dysphoria.
She told me I was over-medicalising my condition, that switching SSRI's would have a placebo effect at best, and that it's likely no med will be a "golden bullet" for my depression.
> In 1982, there weren't too many doctors who were willing to assign the etiology of depression to abnormal biology. Had I acted upon their demands to get psychotherapy instead of somatic treatments, I might not have made it this far.
That's a worrying thought. I guess I should take a leaf from your book and fight for my mental health. It's just frustrating when we get patronised and dismissed for being more knowledgeable than the average patient.
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