Posted by stargazer on January 22, 2007, at 23:14:17
In reply to Re: Sick, sick, sick...and tired/Reggie » Reggie BoStar, posted by Phillipa on January 22, 2007, at 18:38:15
Went in today to see my pdoc, was a mess, much worse than I realized...told him I thought I was better on low dose (2.5mg) amphetamine with Emsam, then when I tried adderall (XR-20 mg), I got very bad in 2 days.
Told him I was afraid of everything..length of time I've had depression, number of meds tried, so many short, marginal responses, fear of brain damage with each relapse, inability to contribute to suggestions for next meds due to severe, confusion, unsure how to choose a med that might work, fear of never recovering and staying recovered, ability to research meds non-existent, want to understand what part of brain is broken to know how to fix, life not worth living anymore, thought by now I would have figured out what meds work, not sure if he knows how to help me, need another opinion...
Options discussed...Abilify, Geodon..I had NO opinion on these...
Increase Emsam to 9 mg patch, probably will do if I can get the new dose.So confused..how come so many of you understand so much about the meds and know what meds should work and what you would try next and my doctor doesn't?
Remedy find gives me too many options, for every med, there is someone who had a good response for Treatment Resistant Depression. I have no idea where to begin to choose a med that might work for me.
Still discouraged with next steps of what to try, it really just seems like target practice as much as everyone discusses the science behind the meds...my pdoc can refer me but I still don't understand how to know what to try next...
There's always the option of stopping the meds too...I have done this before when things looked too messed up...
Does anyone know if Emsam patches can be split? I have 6 mg and need 9 mg,can I use a patch and a half?
Keep me in your thoughts for something to work...this is the most depressed I can remember being for a very long time, I wish I could just disappear and not have to go through this again....Stargazer
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