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Posted by MicheleR on October 17, 2000, at 19:06:15
In the past few years I think I have been put on about every anti-depressant out there....except MAO's. I responded real well to prozac for a couple of years, then my doc added effexor when I felt I was heading downhill quickly. The last week or so I feel like I am flying downhill....all I want to do is stay in bed, have missed several days of work, cant stop crying etc. I am also in therapy and I know that meds are not a cure all, but they have helped me survive and function in everyday life. Any recommendations on what to try now? or what to ask my doctor for? I dont want to feel this way...and I dont want to head down this road again. I know I have posted this before...but my current daily meds and dosages are: prozac 80mg, effexor 75mg, dexedrine 10mg, ambien 10mg, valium 20mg. Any ideas on medication changes that I can suggest to my doc would be appreciated. Or should I just "deal" with it and not expect for meds to make that much of a difference? sorry, I am just confused, dont like the way I am feeling, and wondering if anyone has any ideas? I want things to work and not to be given up on.
Thanks for listening to me ramble and for any help you can provide.
Michele
Posted by laural on October 17, 2000, at 22:03:42
In reply to feeling hopeless...what now?, posted by MicheleR on October 17, 2000, at 19:06:15
> In the past few years I think I have been put on about every anti-depressant out there....except MAO's. I responded real well to prozac for a couple of years, then my doc added effexor when I felt I was heading downhill quickly. The last week or so I feel like I am flying downhill....all I want to do is stay in bed, have missed several days of work, cant stop crying etc. I am also in therapy and I know that meds are not a cure all, but they have helped me survive and function in everyday life. Any recommendations on what to try now? or what to ask my doctor for? I dont want to feel this way...and I dont want to head down this road again. I know I have posted this before...but my current daily meds and dosages are: prozac 80mg, effexor 75mg, dexedrine 10mg, ambien 10mg, valium 20mg. Any ideas on medication changes that I can suggest to my doc would be appreciated. Or should I just "deal" with it and not expect for meds to make that much of a difference? sorry, I am just confused, dont like the way I am feeling, and wondering if anyone has any ideas? I want things to work and not to be given up on.
> Thanks for listening to me ramble and for any help you can provide.
> Michele
Hi, I've been reading some stuff and on a site "ask the pharmacists" at MentalHelp.com they say that sometimes lithium or T3 thyroid hormone added to an antidepressant might help. I don't know how reliable this is, but you might ask about it-- good luck, laural
Posted by shellie on October 17, 2000, at 22:39:19
In reply to feeling hopeless...what now?, posted by MicheleR on October 17, 2000, at 19:06:15
Michele, the good news is that you HAVE been able to respond to antidepressants. Have you ever tried adding mood stablizers? Alot of pdocs have in the last few years had dramatic results with lamictal, but there are others, (neurotin, lithium, depokote, etc.). You might want to go to the tips section or Dr. Ivan Goldberg's depression central to look at the list of augmentors. Shellie
Posted by Noa on October 18, 2000, at 16:22:40
In reply to Re: feeling hopeless...what now? » MicheleR, posted by shellie on October 17, 2000, at 22:39:19
Both the Shellie and Laurel have good ideas, IMO.
Have you had a good thyroid eval? Have you tried mood stabilizers?
Posted by pullmarine on October 21, 2000, at 14:42:56
In reply to feeling hopeless...what now?, posted by MicheleR on October 17, 2000, at 19:06:15
> In the past few years I think I have been put on about every anti-depressant out there....except MAO's. I responded real well to prozac for a couple of years, then my doc added Any recommendations on what to try now?
>Try being more tolerant with yourself and give yourself moretime.
or what to ask my doctor for?
DExedrine SR 5mg or ritalin, but make sure you're well supervised if u take these.
I dont want to feel this way...and I dont want to head down this road again.
It's like a flu, it will pass, whether it's treated or not.
I know I have posted this before...but my current daily meds and dosages are: prozac 80mg, effexor 75mg, dexedrine 10mg, ambien 10mg, valium 20mg. Any ideas on medication changes that I can suggest to my doc would be appreciated. Or should I just "deal" with it and not expect for meds to make that much of a difference?
Meds only do so much. much of your recover depends on yourself.
sorry, I am just confused, dont like the way I am feeling, and wondering if anyone has any ideas? I want things to work and not to be given up on.
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No one will give up on you and u don't need to apologize anymore than you would have to if u had the flu.> Thanks for listening to me ramble and for any help you can provide.
Feel free to vent as much as you please or need to. Lord knows I do.
JOHN
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> Michele
Posted by Buffet on October 21, 2000, at 16:57:57
In reply to Re: feeling hopeless...what now?, posted by laural on October 17, 2000, at 22:03:42
> > In the past few years I think I have been put on about every anti-depressant out there....except MAO's. I responded real well to prozac for a couple of years, then my doc added effexor when I felt I was heading downhill quickly. The last week or so I feel like I am flying downhill....all I want to do is stay in bed, have missed several days of work, cant stop crying etc. I am also in therapy and I know that meds are not a cure all, but they have helped me survive and function in everyday life. Any recommendations on what to try now? or what to ask my doctor for? I dont want to feel this way...and I dont want to head down this road again. I know I have posted this before...but my current daily meds and dosages are: prozac 80mg, effexor 75mg, dexedrine 10mg, ambien 10mg, valium 20mg. Any ideas on medication changes that I can suggest to my doc would be appreciated. Or should I just "deal" with it and not expect for meds to make that much of a difference? sorry, I am just confused, dont like the way I am feeling, and wondering if anyone has any ideas? I want things to work and not to be given up on.
> > Thanks for listening to me ramble and for any help you can provide.
> > MicheleJust a hypothesis, but I think the combo your taking is a little overmedicated! 2 benzos, an amphetimine, an ssri, and a tricylic? Wholly hell...
I don't know what to tell you, other than maybe a celexa, zoloft, or prozac in concurrent use with klonopin (longer action, less side effects usually), then take some time off (a few weeks to a month and relax, get exercise, or just get away from sitting around the house being depressed), just to give the new meds some time to kick in. Your combo sounds very heavy to me and could be part of the problem. I'm sorry you're having such a rough time with it. Good luck.
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