Posted by Lori on October 10, 1999, at 2:34:54
In reply to Re: This must be hard to watch..., posted by Elizabeth on October 9, 1999, at 4:07:04
Elizabeth -
I know that *I* didn't get anything out of CBT -- it seemed insultingly simplistic and impersonal
My daughter would agree. She would do the exercises suggested in CBT, but did not believe any of the restated thoughts were true -- therefore it just became a frustrating exercise; most of the time she left her sessions feeling worse because she could not change. Again, my understanding of severe depression is that it cannot be willed away -- so how can therapy help if she can't even get to first base?She recently has started to ween herself off Paxil (which she has been on for one year) and Buspar (4 months) because they are not helping. She started taking SAMe, currently up to 600 mgs. and increasing it 200 mg. a week. She does not tell me how she feels, but from observation I would have to say she is struggling.
She has not tried Celexa, but has taken several drugs to augment the SSRIs - such as Ritalin, Adderal, Risperdone, Remeron (excuse the spellings if incorrect) and probably others that I have forgotten.I was wondering whether TMS should be considered?
I'm in a difficult spot because I don't think my daughter is at a stage where she can help herself and initiate a change in doctors or medications; she truly believes nothing will help. I hesitate "offering suggestions" because she doesn't ask for my advice. Do I let her find her own way? Can I live with that if she continues to fall and I lose her? She was in a partial hospitalization program a few months ago at the Payne Whitney Clinic, NYC because she was cutting at her wrists. She left the program after a few days because the other patients in the program were struggling to be functional in the outside world, whereas she wanted to work because it provided a distraction.
Sorry to ramble - but it truly helps to receive advise from people who have been in the same place as my daughter.
Thanks for your support.
Lori
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