Posted by bleauberry on January 28, 2009, at 17:12:22
In reply to Risk of prolonged use of anti-depressives, posted by indigodaniel on January 27, 2009, at 9:24:11
SLS has a lot of wisdom. Check his posts again. I would emphasize the general notion/opinion that SSRIs are rather limited and not dependable longterm. It does represent a rather conservative and primitive treatment protocol to use just them. Mirtazapine was a reasonable option but didn't work right. That's ok. There is still Nortriptyline, Cymbalta, Desipramine, Nardil, Parnate, Marplan, Abilify, Zyprexa, Ritalin, Lamictal. Not sure if Effexor was one you tried or not. It is unique in its power. Lexapro too, even though it is an ssri, seems to change its personality in a very good way when combined with risperdal or abilify.
More than likely it would be a combination of 2 or 3 of those that you really need to be your best, not a simple limited ssri thing.
I do not think any amount of psychological warfare, regardless of how talented it is, will fix a biochemical problem. You kind of have to instinctively decide whether your symptoms are psychologically based, biologically based, or a mix of both.
Some people who are mercury toxic from amalgams are told to go to psychotherapy for their depression. I tell you what, no amount of talking or EFT or massage or anything is going to get that mercury out of the cells. It is a biological thing that needs a biological treatment. It's kind of the same with biologically caused depression.
Psychological therapy helps in terms of understanding it all and learning coping techniques that make it less overwhelming. It helps make the burden feel lighter, but does not make the burden go away.
poster:bleauberry
thread:876522
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20090104/msgs/876845.html