Posted by SLS on March 13, 2018, at 15:49:32
In reply to Re: Best meds for 'I don't care anymore' sydrome » maurorless, posted by bleauberry on March 12, 2018, at 15:57:41
Bleauberry, you seem to have a talent for using words to persuade people of things. This is a gift.
> Ritalin 10mg every 3 hours or 20mg 3 times a day. Nothing else needed.
So, it is your suggestion to Maurorless that he or she discontinue all current medications and take only Ritalin? You are certain enough of this such that you can guarantee Maurorless that doing so will not result in a deterioration and worsening of depression? I find your posture of surety troubling. I would also point out that you often contradict yourself - even within the same post. "Nothing else needed" does not mean continuing to experiment with additional substances. I am also troubled by your continued supposition that whatever works for you will work for everyone else, and that one recipe fits all.
> If your complaint is emotional numbness and a lack of desire to do anything then I would suggest staying far away from antidepressants.
Would that be all antidepressants or just some in particular? Emotional numbness and a lack of desire to do things can be the manifestations of a vegetative state or deficit syndrome; things that antidepressants and combination treatments can address effectively. I suggest that people do NOT stay far away from antidepressants when trying to address anergia, anhedonia, loss of interest, amotivation, or flat affect. To stay away from something means to deny it from consideration. Again, I would caution against providing a one-size-fits-all recipe for treatment, or suggesting things in a manner that imply having certainty in the understanding of psychobiology and predicting treatment outcomes. I, myself, have no such certainty despite my researching biological psychiatry since 1983. Of course, I might not be smart enough. Actually, I am certain that I am not smart enough. With each new scientific finding that is announced, 10 or more theories are disproved while 10 or more new theories emerge.
I am both saddened and amused that some people still think that SSRIs work to treat depression by blunting emotions. While apathy and amotivation can emerge as side effects, this is not a universal occurrence.
I will follow the progress of the people who take your advice. I expect to see some people respond favorably to some of the herbs, vitamins, and supplements you suggest. I am curious to see which herbal preparations display medicinal properties. There are several that interest me. I also expect to see some treatment failures. I guess the question becomes, what treatment paths have the best chances for success when confronting severe mood and anxiety disorders.
- Scott
Some see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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