Posted by Garnet71 on August 14, 2009, at 17:45:16
In reply to Re: Provigil, Wellbutrin don't even help Motivation » Garnet71, posted by alchemy on August 14, 2009, at 9:34:30
There's so much information for specialists to learn, but you'd think with something like 10-25% of the population on antidepressants at any given time, they'd be taught more about the biological context and causes of mental heath issues.
Anyway, I was happy about one thing--this doctor mentioned Emsam and Remeron (not that I'd take the latter--eat/sleep). He also mentioned Cymbalata, though I'm afraid of that one...
After 3 years of adverse effects of SSRIs, no psychiatrist had ever mentioned alternatives to me before. But he's not really a clinical psychiatrist, so I wouldn't be getting scripts from him. He does teach at the medical uni here too, and he is so young so he wouldn't have much experience. I asked him about Savella, since it acts selectively on norepinephrine--but he did not know this.
But I am going to get a second opinion. What's strange was that the retina doctor diagnosed my occular migranes because of the white flashes I was getting-I didn't tell this doctor about them yet, but he immediately said the other dr. was right about the migranes, and I had told him my dad suffered from severe migranes. His website said his main area is: headaches, MS, etc.
At first i told him about my retinal tears, and he said that could be causing the eye pain. My experienced opthamologist who routinely checks my retinas thoroughly and does technical scans to measure the thinness, said you don't feel the tears at all. And I don't.
Now your stories about your brother and sister inspire me to go to another doctor! That's crazy.
I think I should get an MRI. He basically ignored that I had distorted vision-so did an endo I asked months ago about it. WTF? What's an MRI-$1000? Drs. don't mind if you go from specialist to specialist with no outcome--but don't like to prescribe expensive MRIs.
Oh well, there are other doctors to visit. I'll let you know if anything comes out of the exams ahead...in terms of clues for the motivational isssue.
Maybe I'll find a referral from this org:
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