Posted by katekite on April 19, 2002, at 16:59:29
In reply to Re: Most treatment resistant person, ever..., posted by tb on April 19, 2002, at 16:21:49
Don't give up.
Here's my list from the last 10 years: buspar, zoloft, prozac, paxil, celexa, valium, ativan, klonopin, remeron, trazodone, serzone, wellbutrin, moclobemide (ordered it from abroad even, it was easy, I highly recommend a trial if you haven't if your pdoc thinks highly of maois this one is mild and safer), neurontin, depakote, gabatril, lamictal, xyprexa, samE, nortriptyline, ritalin, I think that's it but there might be more.
Along the way I've found several that help some symptoms some of the time. I will eventually end up on a stimulant and probably an ssri and I'm very hopeful right now that I may actually end up having a good life, a job I like, a life I can enjoy, things are finally seeming they might fall into place, just this week (and no I'm not bipolar, this isn't a hypomanic yippee), LOL.
It can take forever to find the right combination but when you do you won't regret one minute of trying.
So don't give up. Before your next appt, make a list of all the drugs you've ever had, decide if you gave each one a fair trial (usually 4-6 weeks at an effective dose if you could tolerate that much and by itself), write down what specific effects each one had. Sometimes it turns out to be a little of this and a little of that just in a combination you haven't tried yet.
And as you mentioned therapy is critical, and exercise (in moderation if you're prone to overdo) is crucial.
It will work. I wouldn't have said that so confidently a few months back, but I'm a changed person (optimism for a start). Look at how treatment resistant I apparently was. I felt like I had gone in a circle for years.
Kate
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