Posted by shar on January 16, 2001, at 11:47:33
Hi, ya'll. I may have already posted this, but I don't remember it if I did. I just wanted to give you an update.
In our last episode, I had been told that for a person with chronic depression and episodes of severe depression, I was doing pretty good. I was not delusional, hospitalized, hearing voices, etc. And, it was not likely it would get any better.
So, I freaked big time.
My therapist recommended a pdoc, so I saw him, and he is very good. After much discussion, we agreed to stay with my current meds (Wellbutrin and Effexor) but change the way I take them and up the WB. So, now I take 300 mg. WB in the morning, and 150 mg. Eff in the morning. I take the second effexor at night (a total of 300 mg) with my 1 mg klonopin.
I am supposed to report this Friday on whether it seemed to help. I liked his approach to "if you aren't having a hard time, let's not change it" and to try a different schedule based on the properties of the meds themselves.
Plus, since I am in therapy and he knows my therapist, they will communicate. And, he said he would like to see me work on a couple of specific issues in therapy.
All in all, I did not go away weeping, a big improvement over my last visit. I am allowing a tiny ray of hope to shine through. Just a little tho--so if I go crashing down I won't be devastated.
Shar
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