Posted by TamaraJ on July 11, 2005, at 20:39:04
In reply to Re: sinking, posted by linkadge on July 11, 2005, at 19:04:58
Maybe with the right med, you would only have to take one. Might that be a possibility? I know there are doctors out there who don't appreciate the impact meds can have on a person's life. It's true that medicatition does help a lot of people, but it's also true that continued side effects have a negative effect on a person's quality of life. Sometimes pdocs don't, or unwilling to, recognize that the trade-offs can sometimes end up negating to some degree the positive work the meds are doing.
I know you have been through this before, but can you think about which AD you were on that provided you with the most relief, with the least debilitating side effects. Maybe you could start there, to see if you can get some relief. Also, I am a bit concerned about the problems you have been having with your walking. Have you raised this with your family doctor? Maybe you should be insisting that you be referred to a neuropsychologist or something to get that checked out.
I know that there are a lot of unfeeling or impatient pdocs out there, and that is more than unfortunate for those in need. I was very lucky because my family knows the pdoc she referred me to both professionally and personally, and has a lot of respect for him.
I hope you can find something to give you some measure of relief, without it interfering with your quality of life.
Tamara
> It comes and goes. I quit meds becasue I was fed up. Fed up with taking a bunch of stuff that makes a lot of things worse.
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> Its like the doctors don't think that I have a life to live. They think its okay that the meds interfere with every aspect of my life so long as they help the depression.
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> I need for somebody to take other things into account, and no doctor seems to want to do this.
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