Posted by Twinleaf on March 17, 2012, at 7:14:55
In reply to Re: Found online MADRS » 10derheart, posted by Phillipa on March 17, 2012, at 0:19:22
Phillipa, with a score of 18 on the MADRS scale, you are at the high end of having a moderate degree of depression, and this surely accounts for the extreme distress you have been experiencing. Even though pdoc's are using lower doses of medication these days, yours are clearly too low to provide any relief for you, at present. If you are properly treated, your outlook on life will change so much for the better.
Be sure that you share this information with your pdoc. I know you have tried many medications, but I think it was almost always in very low doses, if I remember correctly. Perhaps Scott would be willing to suggest what medications (and dosages) he thinks would be most effective for you for an initial trial.
I think you deserve a lot of credit for taking this courageous first step.
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