Posted by Fivefires on June 2, 2008, at 17:19:43
This is what I've heard, yes; but this is NOT all that is me. I am not suicidal and do not cut. I have responded to E-XR and even an SSRI in the past, and more.
Recently it seems 'atypical depression' fits me. T said 'no that's borderline too'. Also some ADD seems to fit. Even some OCD.
I was told I'm not being given an AD because it won't work because I'm borderline.
Earlier this a.m. phoned pdoc as to why I've never been on combination therapy, just monotherapy.
This was messaged to be delivered tomorrow when he is in.
THIS, TO ME, IS ALL WRONG.
They've pinned me down to borderline and I'm suffering more than ever before, and they're just chocking(can't find proper spelling in dictionary) it up to borderline!
I hate this and believe diagnoses like this are often way, way incorrect.
To me, it doesn't explain why I can switch from a low mood to a 'good/higher mood' when something good occurs, small or large, or when someone shows me an act of kindness or love. I told this to my T and T said still symptom of borderline.
So between pdoc and therapist, light bulb moment, 'this is all they think when they see me' and this totally wipes me off the slate of 'maybe this med will help' or 'maybe that med will help', and, this is prob' why pdoc said not too long ago, 'don't know what I can do for you'!
It's clear now why I've been left to wither away w/o an AD. They won't consider anything because they are 100% sure I'm borderline!
BTW, I have never, ever, been on combotherapy; only monotherapy. (Correct me pls if mono is not one.)
Nardil tapped into, 'barely' ... because the side effects were so strong, 'the old assertive but not aggressive me' 'the confident but not show off me' 'the feelings and actions and statements appropriate to the situation me', but, I was refused HELP to tolerate the side effects of the beginning regimen of 15mg 3 x a day.(?) I read your weight should be taken into account when beginning Nardil? T said this is not true.
Anyway, also read somewhere an MAOI, whether effective or not, can be an indicator of whether or not one has TRD.
tks, 5f
AND HEY: My inbox is NOT RECEIVING FOLLOWUPS. Notiiced followups to a previous post of today (I saw them just now as am posting this.) by Phillipa and ClearSkies are they're NOT in my inbox. Post subject: bedridden, (whoops, left out 'lost') 9lbs, truly too weak to help self.
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