Posted by europerep on January 13, 2011, at 13:51:01
In reply to Re: Has anyone been told 'you research too much'?, posted by benzobill on January 13, 2011, at 13:21:34
> TRUE, A lot of the time its not what you have, its what you think you have.
that's not a very helpful comment..
I kind of do know how you feel though.. both about being told to be researching too much and about the therapist. as for the researching too much, in my case it came from a university clinic specialist for treatment-resistant depression who had never even heard of buprenorphine being used in TRD (and I wasn't even asking for it, where it would have made sense on her part to say she doesn't know about it if she doesn't want to give it to me, but I was telling her how I tried it and it didn't work, and she was like "oh I never heard about that, are you sure you don't mean bupropion?").. I mean, of course it would be better to let them do the research, the point is just that if docs don't do their job (reading *their* journals), then I have to!
If I may suggest something: you suffer from post-partum depression if I recall correctly, no? I think there is a chance that a MAOI might help you. Researchers discovered how, shortly after birth, MAO levels rise sharply, you can read it here:
http://www.science20.com/news_articles/maoa_enzyme_implicated_postpartum_depression
Maybe in some women they do not go down the way they should afterwards... To me, it would really seem like an option worth trying. Technically, since MAO-A is implicated, one could use a selective MAOI like moclobemide, but if you are from the United States, it's not available where you are.. a "regular" MAOI like Parnate would then be the way to go. If your doc won't give it to you, try to find one that will prescribe it, instead of wasting more time on classes of antidepressants you have already tried.I know you must feel terrible, but please don't give up just yet!
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