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Re: Feel like a failure and get depressed about it » Thomas W

Posted by noa on July 17, 2000, at 6:36:29

In reply to Feel like a failure and get depressed about it, posted by Thomas W on July 13, 2000, at 8:15:04

Thomas,

I sure have felt this way, to greater and lesser degrees, depending on my mood.

I have found that my therapy is very helpful, but not if I am too depressed. Medication makes it possible for me to make good use of my therapy.

You mention ADs, but with side effects that made you stop them.

Would you mind listing which meds you have tried, doses, for how long, what side effects you experienced, and what therapeutic effects you experienced?

There are a number of very knowledgeable people here who can help you with advice about possibilities in medications.

For me, and it seems for many others that I have gotten to know here, finding the right medication, or more likely, combination of medications, is like a quest. It can take a while, and involves a fair amount of trial and error, but it is worth the struggle.

Often, combinations are preffered because it can help to mitigate or avoid unwanted side effects. For example, I take effexor xr. It has good antidepressant effects for me, but I needed higher doses, which also produced very annoying side effects. So, my pdoc suggested lowering the effexor dose and adding another med to augment it. By combining several medications, I have found a mix that works without having to suffer the negative effects.

So, please write again. Tell us your med history, and I am sure you will get lots of feedback.


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