Posted by purplesky on July 29, 2006, at 17:10:10
In reply to Remeron stories » purplesky, posted by pseudoname on July 29, 2006, at 16:01:29
> > I suspect the psychiatrist there hated me.
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> They really do seem to have a lot of animosity toward their patients sometimes.I really think she was on a power trip and went out of her way to keep the patients "in their places". Several other patients felt like that too. Luckily I have a psychiatrist now that I have a therapeutic relationship with. We're still getting frustrated though!
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> The feelings were indescribable. Like my muscles were full of meth-addicted ants in withdrawal. Plus the hunger-like feeling. Food lost all satisfaction and pleasure for me, yet I shoved it in my mouth all day long, and still I craved more. Plus bad sleep and no concentration and worsening mood; it was like an air horn was blaring in my head all the time. Anyway, it did nothing for my depression, thank heaven; I think I would prefer to be depressed.
That's horrific! How long did you put up with that? I don't know if I would have been able to endure that side effect for very long without clawing my arms off. It's very disheartening that a lot of these medications seem to make us sicker or "crazier" when they're supposed to be making us better.
> On "running out of treatment options"… I just wanted to urge you to continue trying. I can say that because I went through (and I sound like a repetitious old man posting this yet again) 36+ med trials, ECT, etc, before finding one that really helps.I commend you on your perseverance! I know it had to have taken a lot of strength and willpower, in a time where both of those are difficult to come by, so as not to give up along the way. Out of curiosity, if you don't mind sharing, what medicinal cocktail has helped you the most?
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