Posted by RWF on September 16, 2004, at 17:52:41
In reply to Cymbalta Newbie and Psycho-Babble Newbie, posted by BorgMan on September 16, 2004, at 10:06:40
> Hi, I'm new.
>
> I've been pouring over these posts for at least an hour and it is so neat to see such a caring group of people that post here. I’ve done Internet Newsgroups on and off for years. They usually become very vile and uncaring. But not so here, keep up the good work!!!
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> At any rate, my diagnosis is Depression and Anxiety. There are many different types of Depression and Anxiety disorders. I don’t fall neatly into any one of them. Ah yes... There is the 'Treatment Resistant Depression' classification… I’ll go with that!
>
> I have tried many different drugs over the last 12 years:
> MAOIs (My PDoc combined Nardil with Luvox and I spent a couple of weeks in the hospital with Serotonin Syndrome!)
> TCAs
> SSRIs
> ECT!!!
> Antipsychotics
> Mood Stabilizers
> Augmenters
>
> I’ve been on Cymbalta for a couple of days. “Please, God… Please, let it be different from all the rest. I’m not looking for a cure just some relief!”.
>
> Any support you guys would give me would be greatly appreciated. I feel so isolated. It would be great to converse with others that understand.
>
> Oh... just to complicate things, I also take:
> 80mgs Prozac
> 800mgs Seroquel
> 1200mgs Neurontin
> 8mgs Lorazepam
> LIKE MANY OF YOU, I'M A WALKING PHARMACY!
>
> (Poly)psychopharmacology (<-- is that the right word?) that is, [mixing meds] was taboo ten years ago. Now, anything goes with psychotropics!
>
> Hoping to make some friends,
> BorgMan
>BorgMan,
What was ECT like? I have always wanted to try this as opposed to the new AD's.
Were there alot of side effects involved?
Thanks.
poster:RWF
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