Posted by cubic_me on November 12, 2004, at 17:41:34
I've been on Effexor XR for 18 months now, and many other drugs besides, but none of them have really worked for me, and I'm currently trying thyroxine with litte success in lifting my depression. My pdoc said that the next stage would probably be to try Lithium. I've always thought of this as a 'hard-core' mood stabiliser with lots of unpleasant side-effects that could be longlasting. I've read quie alot about it, but I'm still confused about whether I'd really want to go down that line of treatment.
Another thing that bothers me is that I've been diagnosed with mild/moderate depression (although my pdoc doesn't know half of what I think etc) and he is still suggesting this line of treatment - is that usual for seemingly so mild symtoms?
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thread:415163
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