Posted by Katz on February 7, 2001, at 16:10:49
In reply to Re: Kathy/Ionamin, posted by Marie1 on February 6, 2001, at 21:13:05
Hi Marie,
Many people on this board with depression have found the addition of simulants greatly beneficial. If your doc is making you feel "like the scum of the earth", perhaps you should seek treatment elsewhere. First hand experience dictates that many of these "go by the book" pdocs consider stimulants for depression taboo! They are wrong!
Phentermine is readily available over the internet. The unfortunate part about that is that they're getting ten times more than what you would pay at a regular drugstore if you had a script.
Can't you go to your regular GP and ask for a script for weightloss? I just wonder though if adding phentermine to SSRI's could result in the same kind of heart problems that the fen/phen combinatin created. I think this is a question that AndrewB would be able to offer some guidence with.
Thank you for your encouraging words. Finding this board is the best thing that has happened to me in a longtime. All the encouragement I am receiving from fellow babblers is giving me the courage to seek the treatment that I need and not to stop until I find the right doctor. I hope you will do the same.
Best wishes,
Kathy
Kathy,
> I read with interest your statement that during the time you were taking Ionamin (phentermine) for weight loss, you felt "normal" for the first time in your life. I know just how you felt; I've realized for years that phentermine in combination with ssri's - Prozac - is what keeps my forever long curse of depression at bay. Last spring when I quit taking phentermine I developed major depression. Recently I began taking taking phentermine again (ostensibly for weight loss) and feel much more like my old self. This is one area in which my pdoc and I differ opinions. He thinks I have an amphetimine addiction/dependance. And maybe I do, in the same way I have a dependance on ssri's to keep me from the pits of hell. On prozac and buspar alone I don't feel suicidal, but I also don't feel energetic or enthused or motivated - important quality of life stuff. Anyway, I'm hoping you find someone to prescribe ritalin for you. Isn't it unfortunate that besides suffering from your disease the way you do, you're also made to feel like a scum of the earth addict to get what makes you feel better?
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