Posted by zonked on June 16, 2011, at 21:57:48
In reply to 25 years of treatment resistance = hopeless, posted by alchemy on June 16, 2011, at 17:11:39
> Are there any successfull stories out there? The DSM questionaire asks about "changes" in mood, etc. Hello? what if it has always been that way?
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> The longer one is depressed, the more med failures there are, and the variation of rapid cycling = very, very bleak possibilies.Hang in there. My case isn't as severe as yours, but I am also treatment-resistant and I have found that only Parnate and Nardil have TOUCHED the depression I have.
I think it's *inhumane* not to prescribe opiods and/or amphetamines when all other options have failed (SSRIs, SSNRIs, Wellbutrin, NaSSAs, TCAs, MAOIs). And yes, I think those two classes of drugs should be tried *before* ECT, in particular opiods like buprenorphine.
-z
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