Posted by Enigma on April 18, 2009, at 11:13:27
In reply to Re: Remeron for treatment resistant depression..., posted by Zana on April 17, 2009, at 21:38:09
> I know how you feel having been on the med not so merry-go-round for 20 years. I bombed out on every AD known to man but have been getting some relief from Pristiq. Effexor was terrible, Pristiq seems to be helping so far.
> I am also on Remeron for sleep. Did nothing for my depression but is a great sleep aid. My pdoc wants me off it since she thinks it is causing anxiety. I want off the seroquel since I think it is the culprit. We'll see. I haven't gained weight on the seroquel yet but I stuff myself full of vegetables to avoid stuffing myself full of real food.
> Don't give up hope. There's a new combination of something that will help. Get a psychopharm consult, new eyes... Do you have a therapist, someone you can really talk to? I really understand feeling like a depressed life is not worth living. Keep fighting, when you can, to get help.
> And let us know how it goes.
>
> ZanaPristiq eh, I looked that one up after seeing it on a pen at the doc's office and man, talk a about a swooping list of side-effects. It's almost as bad as an MAOI. It doesn't to be mixed with a large with of rx and otc meds either. That one reminds me of Cymbalta, that sent me flying off to the E.R. (suicide watch). Must be really expensive to0 and I'm right near my Medicare coverage gap, so even if I wasn't terrified to take it, I couldn't afford it anyway.
I guess my doc could sample me for a while since it's so new. I don't know. I'm done with the whole lab rate thing.No therapist right now. They don't help me much. I feel like they talk to me like I'm a 5 year old. No thanks.
>I really understand feeling like a depressed life is not worth living.
Nothing is worth this. If I wouldn't leave my family in poverty, I would have nuked myself long ago. I have no blood-family in this country that I care about, nothing binds me here. Already lost the job and friends years ago. I'm a timebomb ticking away. Each day I get closer to flipping a same-sided coin and just calling it out for amusement sake. Game over man.
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