Posted by SLS on February 21, 2016, at 13:37:19
In reply to Re: Is it really a case of mind over matter?, posted by SLS on February 21, 2016, at 12:58:36
> The only thing that you are depressed about is your depression.
You are in a bad place right now.
One thing you can do to maximize your chances of getting well and remaining well is to get help to deal with psychological difficulties. CBT often helps people respond to medication for a reason. It reduces psychosocial stress. Your being depressed (thoughts of demoralization, helplessness, and hopelessness) about being depressed is a source of physiological stress that you might be able to mitigate. In addition, old depressive thought styles must be addressed, otherwise they will continue to place pressure on a brain whose resilience is already compromised by the biological vulnerabilities attendant to your disease.
Hold on tight to your memories of remission. They will remind you of how worthwhile life can be. They will also place into better resolution the fact that your brain is not refractory to all possible interventions. Something will work. Keep moving forward...
This is what I am having success with:
Parnate 80 mg/day
desipramine 300 mg/day
Lamictal 300 mg/day
lithium 300 mg/day
Abilify 10 mg/dayHave you tried this exact treatment? If not, how can you logically come to the conclusion that nothing will help?
You are lucky in one major respect. You are not a negative person.
- ScottSome see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
poster:SLS
thread:1086356
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20160131/msgs/1086363.html