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Re: Dangerously close to the end of the road. Help » floatingbridge

Posted by delna on November 17, 2009, at 9:00:17

In reply to Re: Dangerously close to the end of the road. Help » delna, posted by floatingbridge on November 16, 2009, at 21:02:10

> Delna,
>
> I've been following your thread. I can only add that Stanford is doing 'new' work in tms, which is supposed to be much less invasive that ect. They are also working on (as probably other institutions) on reducing memory loss that often accompanies ect.

I'm really interested in TMS but right now the figures that are being quoted for US hospitals are really high. Not sure I can afford it.
I am considering London (where I am from and am fully insured) but I don't know if they even use TMS there. Waiting to find out....

> I understand you have had a battery of test to rule out infections, etc.

Today I sat and carefully examined at my past blood reports and have found that all my tests (over the years) have a raised WBC count. Just slightly raised but still- always raised. Whenever I have had an ESR done it has always been very high which indicates infection. I can't believe that this has been missed or else explained away as 'nothing' Anyway, I am having a blood test tomorrow and then seeing a new physician.

>Have you had any sleep studies done?

I was sent for sleep tests ages ago in London but I didn't fit any of the criteria for a sleep disorder so they never actually conducted the tests. I was thought to have idiopathic hypersomnia. I was on Paxil at the time. When I came off it my sleepiness improved manifold....so finally my pdoc realized that I was super-sensative to sedation.
Having said that, I am currently on no medication apart from lamictal and provigil and am *so* tired I am finding it hard to sit up. I had to sms my mother to come help me get my computer from the floor.
Maybe I need to revisit the sleep avenue too. But for this I will wait till I am back in London.

Also I think my depression is getting worse by the second and that is why I am so tired. My pdoc has asked me to choose an AD myself. I cannot continue like this- its crazy.
>
> I wish I had more to offer--my best thoughts to you, Delna,
>
No, you helped alot and thank you for your good wishes.
Love
D

 

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