Posted by Adam on July 5, 2001, at 21:12:45
In reply to (life on meds) so... how does everyone feel!??, posted by kid_A on July 3, 2001, at 10:26:00
Hey, kid_A,
I have tried:
Desipramine
Imipramine
Clomipramine
Sertraline
Fluvoxamine
Citalopram
Venlafaxine
Bupropion
Nefazadone
Mirtazapene
Clozapine
Lorazepam
SelegilineAnd those are just the (legal) drugs.
The benefit that I derived from all except the last was about nil. I think a couple may have screwed me up worse.
Then I took selegiline, and it's pretty much like someone threw a switch. I got a lot better, very quickly, and remain so to this day (I started around two years ago).
It took me about ten years to get to selegiline. I've been on one pill or another for a long time, a little over a third of my life. That number is approaching 1/2 every day, and will likely exceed it. I've had all the side effects, and all the major disappointments that come from having your hopes in some new cure dashed time and time again. I guess, in the end, I lucked out. Not only did I find a good drug for me, it has worked about as well as I could have ever hoped, with few side effects that I notice on a day-to-day basis.
So, I can finally say, I'm in good shape, thanks to meds. If you asked me a couple years ago how I felt about them, you'd get a different resopnse, one, that would reflect both my depression and my disillusionment.
It is my humble belief that there is at least the possibility that something comparable to what I have found must exist for just about everyone who needs it. It will differ greatly for each person, and there's no way yet to know when or how you will find it. Others may disagree, but I think you will.
> Right now on week three of medication, took a long time to up dosage because i was out of the country and didnt want to deal w/ side effects far away from home...
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> I guess my question is, how is everyone feeling on their meds? Do your meds make life 'bareable' or is anyone out there truly 'happy'!??
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> Are we doomed to a life of beige and grey feelings? Or can we expect some great progress in our lives?
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> Making an appointment to see a therapist next week, so that is step two of my journey, im hoping to get my life in order... im hoping to make some real inroads to sanity and peace of mind...
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> What can we expect? Is there life on meds?
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> peace.
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