Posted by merpmerp on December 6, 2010, at 13:58:30
In reply to Re: Pdoc meeting summary, posted by Christ_empowered on December 6, 2010, at 13:42:05
Such as? (I mean that honestly; I'm soliciting suggestions.)
At this point I think the problem is my doc wants to overmedicate me with too high of doses. (And I am thinking I may have to ditch SSRIs at some point.)
I don't have panic or severe anxiety except when having a bad med reaction, so I don't think benzos are the way to go. I don't have problems with motivation or attention except when Lexapro is turning me into an apathetic sleep zombie, so I don't think stimulants like Adderall are needed. There's no bipolar in my family, I've never had anything I would consider even hypomania, and I have specifically asked my pdoc if she thought I was bipolar and the answer was no, so I don't think I need a mood stabilizer. (I know that they do also have their place in refractory depression.)
What I'm trying to do here is find a low maintenance dose of something to prevent future relapses. Without a med, I seem to slowly relapse into depression every 2-3 years like clockwork, since I was 14 (now 25). My older siblings, who are unmedicated, also have this pattern. I want to prevent that with meds. But I'm wondering if that's even possible :\
Diagnosis: recurrent melancholic depression
Meds: Lexapro since Sept. 2009
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