Posted by floatingbridge on May 8, 2011, at 15:03:27
In reply to Re: Now what?, posted by markwell on May 8, 2011, at 5:28:10
Hi Markwell,
Your doctor can be one of the best, and you could still get a second opinion. That's maybe not easy when one isn't feeling well, I know myself. I still think there are lots of options even given your constraints. My own pdoc was so exasperated when I said I quit to ssri's/snri's. He didn't know what to do. I twisted his arm to try another drug class--just emsam. Anyways, that's my opinion. I tend to favor second opinions and the potential for fresh points of view.
I'm glad you are relatively safe, but if you or your doc has even brought up ect, then that suggests your depression or distress should be taken seriously. However, rTMS is looking more promising than ect, and hopefully soon covered by insurance. There's talk, my pdoc told me, of a rTMS treatment facility being placed in my little insignificant city.
On another thread I read about an agent called topamax. Maybe you've tried it. I haven't. It's tolerated by some who cannot tolerate lyrica, the next generation of neurontin.
Fish oil is great. Everything we can do to maintain and restore brain health and overall health is excellent. I take krill oil. Alot. (Some people do say they feel better w/o it.) I can feel it's helping, and right now I won't ask it to do too much more than that.
There are answers. In the meantime, I am wishing you, at the very least, a good enough Sunday.
* and whoever gazes at the stars will never again be quite alone...
c-ptsd & attendant health concerns
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