Posted by annalaura on July 4, 2001, at 1:47:25
In reply to Re: Why should i go on?, posted by JennyR on July 3, 2001, at 19:56:09
> I haven't read all the answers to your post, so I'm sorry if this might be redundant. I was wondering if you've tried meds. An episode of major depression shouldn't last as long as you describe. I can relate to your description, but when I get like that, my pdoc ups the meds or changes them. Also, I am trying in therapy to learn to restructure the nature of my relationships so they're not so one way where I'm always the giver and expect nothing. Have you read "Feeling Good?" That's a good cognitive therapy book, and it does have a lot of helpful things in it as does the Richard O'Connor book Undoing Depression. It's the duration of what you're describing that's of concern to me. Because even with no help, episodes are supposed to reach a point of remisssion. Are you/have you sought help? Meds, therapy, books, exercise, etc? They all really do help.
Hi,I'm not enduring a majoor depression episode at the moment: i got very sick last fall and took medications (TCA) : thanks god they worked but still, i'm anhedonic/not feeling any emotion/sensation whatsoever.
The reason why my depression lasted for all these years is that i've been misdiagnosed and given benzos instead of TCA. The outcome of this was that i got totally insane in two years after. (Major depression with psychotic features).
Thanks god i met a wonderful pdoc who prescribed me tca and did cognitive therapy with him for two years. The problem i had and still have is residuaI depression: mainly anhedonia: this is the beast i'm trying to defeat at the moment.
I wanted to sue those bastards(pdocs who gave me the wrong diagnosis): they destroied my life giving me the wrong medications. I'm sure that my depression could got cured in a matter of few months....it lasted for years instead. I read the book you mentioned: it helped just a little bit:i guess cognitive therapy doesn't work as well with psychotics. May be i'd benefit from it at the moment since i have mild depression.Thanks for answering
Anna Laura
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