Posted by B2chica on June 7, 2011, at 8:03:13
In reply to Re: to those tx resistant..., posted by Christ_empowered on June 6, 2011, at 16:20:16
actually thats what the perphenazine is for, to stop the severe anxiety that i was having which perpetuated my depression.
And you dont sound harsh at all. i'm not thinking three days of depression. i felt yesterday a huge drop in mood and i've learned that as i get older or at least as time has gone by when my depression hits, it hits harder and faster than previously. So i was majorly..."freakingout" about a downslide and all i could think about was that i could NOT handle another med change. (THUS rampid anxiety)and depressing me more (situational) about previous bouts. i was in the hospital day/outpatient program the month of december and i guess i was partially remembering how bad i was then and comparing that feeling. and How much that hospital put me in debt. and that i have no therapist anymore, and of course how many different meds i've been on in the past and some horrible side effects i've had...etc.So i think i was more reaching out, hoping people could give me some news about the meds i am on now. hoping i could (if needed) do some dosage changes vs some serious med change. as i am NOT up to that...
Thank you for your comments. they are always welcomed!
b2c.
> At that dosage the perphenazine is (I would think) more of a tranquilizer than a true antipsychotic, which is probably what you need to curb agitation and what not.
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> I don't mean to sound harsh, but I don't think 3 days of misery=cause to change meds, unless your meds have you down or you have psychosis. Maybe talk therapy, supplements, hobbies, that sort of thing would be more appropriate than shifting the drugs around. Just my opinion, though.
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