Posted by maryhelen on December 5, 2006, at 16:36:57
In reply to Re: My day 4 not so good » want2breal, posted by yxibow on November 29, 2006, at 17:43:11
After all of my years of med trials it seems to me that I should know what TD means, but I don't. I am so confused about medications I don't know if I am coming or going half the time. I had a hospitalization for 2 months earlier this year ( about my 8th time as well as 4 treatment centres) and ended up having 13 ECT treatments (third time, ineffective) and was sent home on the following meds:
50 mg. clomipramine
150 mg. trazadone
100 mg. seroquel
15.0 zopicloneI still do not sleep well. I am so tired after 25 years of battling this depression. I use to research every med I was ever on ..... I cannot even remember all of them. Now I feel so hopeless as to ever being helped I don't even have the energy to be proactive in my care. I also have a problem with pain medications .... have a lot of physical disabilities. Percocett, for example, or other types of opiates, is the only relief I get from the depression. Of course I have to take too much to be effective and they are not easily available. My psych is working on me going on buprenorphine and a higher than normal dose of an antidepressant. My system metabolizes drugs at an alarming rate. He seems to indicate Effexor something like 600 mg. I am just waiting, as the bupe has not been available in Canada and special permission has been required for approval from the government. However, I understand now that bupe was made available in November here. I read other sites, and there is an indication for bupe being used for refractory depression. My doc told me that it is just indicated for pain management and to stop taking the other opiates. I just do not know anymore. The depression is devastating and I do know that I cannot continue much longer living such a useless and pointless life. Sorry to go off topic. Just got carried away. I don't even know why I continue to take these meds as they are obviously not working or I would not be so depressed. They were prescribed by the psych doc at the hospital whom I do not see anymore. I guess I am just waiting to see what my own doc puts me on. Thanks for listening.
maryhelen
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