Posted by Reggie BoStar on June 7, 2006, at 18:47:46
In reply to Re: Severly depressed, cognitive approach not working, posted by Larry Hoover on June 4, 2006, at 19:41:34
Hi Lar,
Well, the therapies have amounted to a kind of mix of psychodynamic and CBT, in the context of both groups and one-on-one. I usually always start out with a psychodynamic approach, because I want the therapist/group to know how I got where I am. There are a few pertinent childhood traumas that always need to be aired, at least in my mind. From there the therapy proceeds along whatever protocol is used by the therapist/group. I've been at this a long time (since the middle 70's), so I've tried a lot of different mixes of those two disciplines.The physical treatment has consisted of ECT in July of 2006. This resulted in panic attacks but no reduction in depression that I could preceive.
As far as meds go, here's a paste from the "biological treatments" board:
Lamictal 200 mg/day
Cymbalta 60 mg/day
Neurontin 1600 mg/day
Buspar 60 mg/day (for those panic attacks caused by ECT)
Campral (for alcohol cravings) ~2100 mg/dayThere are also meds for hypertension, high cholesterol, and urine retention (go figure on that last one, but if I don't take the med, I have to be catheterized now and then, Ugh!).
That about covers it, in a nutshell.
Take care,
Reggie B
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