Posted by Maxime on March 12, 2005, at 22:07:06
In reply to Re: What am I suppose to do?, posted by SLS on March 12, 2005, at 20:23:27
Hi Scott:
Actually my doctor had me on Adderall XR and Parnate at the same time. He knows about the contraindications but believes there are exceptions. He also believes that I know my body so well and trusts that I will stop a med if any weird things start to happen (secretly I was hoping for stroke that would kill me).
No, I am not allowed to be sick. I have to do my volunteer work. It's all I have. I feel useless and worthless as it is. Without all the volunteer work I do, I would feel ... completely dead. I volunteer for 3 difference organisations. I just found out that a grant I wrote came through and the mental health agency I wrote it for will be getting $25,000. It took me a long time to put it together, but it paid off in the end.
My doctor isn't listening to me these days. I sent him my journal where I made explicit reference to suicide. He said we have to keep trying. So I have decided that if I just have run myself into the ground that eventually someone will have to do something. Unfortunately I am a high-functioning depressive. Unless I wear my underwear on my head people find it hard to believe how much I suffer. But they only see me with my mask on.
Thanks Scott, you are a sweetie.
Maxime
> Hi Maxime.
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> > I am currently NOT on an anti-depressant.
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> How long ago did you stop taking Parnate? If it has been less than two weeks, your doctor might not be at all happy with you if he feels strongly about the contraindication of mixing an MAOI with a stimulant, despite their combined use being accepted by many as being a valid treatment strategy.
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> I am a bad one to ask about self-medication, as I have had a history of this. So, if I were me :-), I would do what was necessary only if the event was important or unavoidable. I don't know if your volunteer work is important enough to you that you can't allow yourself to be sick. You are.
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> - Scott
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