Posted by SLS on June 9, 2013, at 7:39:32
In reply to Electroconvulsive Therapy Treatment #6, posted by Trevpr on June 4, 2013, at 14:15:04
You may have dysthymia or a mild bipolar depression. Have you tried Lamictal or minocycline?
Perhaps yours is a more psychosocially driven depression. This doesn't mean that your symptoms are not somatic, however psychotherapy might be the best strategy to help somatic treatments give you a better quality and longer-lasting therapeutic response.
I would not go beyond 15 ECT treatments if there were no improvement by then. I would have a hard time justifying going beyond 12 treatments, but I know how desperately you want to feel 100%.
Dysthymia is a notoriously difficult condition to treat. If you do have dysthymia, you should probably begin to search for treatments deemed effective for that diagnosis.
How old are you now?
How old were you when your depression first emerged?
Were you subject to physical abuse/punishment, neglect, or bullying?
Was your depression more episodic or cyclic in the beginning?
Was your condition ever mistaken for ADHD?
You mentioned your having a dislike for stimulants. Which ones have you tried?
You mentioned your having a dislike for SSRIs and SNRIs. Which ones have you tried?
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I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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