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Re: Brain healing itself?

Posted by Zana on April 17, 2009, at 11:33:29

In reply to Brain healing itself?, posted by Cseagraves on April 16, 2009, at 20:26:30

I'm doubtful about the brain being able to heal itself. I know that my therapist thinks my depression could be overcome without meds. I think he's wrong. I think when the brain gets into the state we exerience as depression, real depression like you are describing, it needs medicine to heal. Meds can be our friends. Believe me I have very mixed feeling about meds. I am often wondering is it me or is it the provigil or the gabapentin or the pristiq. I don't like feeling that my mood, the very basics of who I am, are controlled by external factors eg meds. But I think the right meds can work. I don't know if the brain can then right itself. I'm not thinking about getting off meds. I'm thinking about optimizing the regime of meds I currently take. My advice to you would be to concentrate on getting your meds right. Maybe the MAOIs will be just what you need right now. I wouldn't be afraid to take a benzo if it works. Have you tried klonopin? It's one of the longer lasting benzos. You don't want to be on something that has a short half life. That will contribute to your ups and downs.
I'm not the psyched by the therapy you describe. I think you need more traditional, long term talk therapy.
It sounds as if you were feeling a little better when you posted. I hope so.

Zana

 

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