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Sunday, March 22, 2009 gracie1922 asks

Q: been on the same meds for 10 yrs. my doc sys drugs do not lose effectiveness...

I know that is not correct.  I was spiralling downward.  He change my meds once and neglected to tell me the terrible side affects I was getting was probably because of my withdrawal symptoms form zoloft and welbutrin.  I returned to those meds and got increasingly worse...with thoughts of suicide.  Finally, in desperation on the day I had an appointment with him, I stopped taking all meds.  But after a couple of days i started taking a very small does of zoloft realizing the terrible side affects I was experiencing was from the drugs....By feb 6 the only drugs i now take are atavan.  Could not lick the anxiety.  I cry and cry and cry.  Confusion is better...but I am at work marginally and my job is very stressful with a big layoff in the middle of all this.  I suppose I should mention I lost my sister to cancer about 18 months ago andmy 88 yr old dad has dimentia and I with the help of my husband have to do it all.  I am deeply in debt....  Don't worry, I have an appointment with a new doctor on Monday.  I am hoping she will listen and not just be judge and jury like the other dr.  I felt like all he wanted was for me to say ok and come every 3 mo and give him his money.  Depression has been a part of my life all my life.  I am not against meds because when they work they are wonderful.  One cannot explain how it feels to want to live again and look forward to a new day.  To find things funny again, have energy and not to have to try so hard to say or do the right thing.  I was just hoping someone out there would tell me yes, there is hope for me. 

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Teri Robert, Health Guide
3/23/09 12:17pm

Gracie,

 

Yes, there IS hope for you. There's always hope, and you have something extra going for you -- you're standing up for yourself and being proactive about getting good care. That plays a HUGE part in your treatment and getting better.

 

Let's be blunt here, your former doctor was a fool. Of course, medications can lose their effectiveness over time. You, on the other hand, are wise enough and strong enough to realize he was wrong and so something about it.

 

I'm sorry you're going through so much with the various family issues. Those are tough. When you see your new doctor, you might ask about some counseling as well as medications. With all you're going through, just about anyone could use some counseling and an extra person to talk to.

 

Please, send me a message sometime and let me know how you're doing?

 

Wishing you the best,

Teri

 

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3/26/09 1:08pm

Understand where you are coming from.  I took antidepressants for 16 years.  It seems like at some point i have tried every kind they have made.  They would work for a while and then wouldn't.  After all of these years on antidepressants, it took one doctor 2 minutes to figure out what was wrong with me.  I was diagnosed as type 2 dipolar.  i am now on mood stabilizers and life has been great ever since.

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By gracie1922— Last Modified: 11/15/10, First Published: 03/22/09