Posted by sid on January 10, 2002, at 0:37:51
In reply to Re: fear of depression: drug treatment needed?, posted by Anna Laura on January 10, 2002, at 0:26:14
Anna Laura, how do you know which drug causes cognitive impairment ? Is it written on the RxList web site for example? I am not sure what to look for, after reading your message.
> > I hold irrational distorted beliefs about becoming severely depressed which my psychologist believes are a fundamental obstruction to me getting better. I often believe that should I be tired, hungover, hungry, bored or have nothing planned to do, I will get severe, life-threatening depression.
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> Pedro, are you taking meds ?
> I've had CBT for two years but it helped just a little. Later on i found out that the medication i was taking (imipramine, brand name Tofranil)
> caused cognitive impairment. Took me some time to get rid of that : the effect persisted even when i quit the drug. The cognitive/intellectual clouding impaired self-interrogation and stress managing strategies; i thought it was my fault and felt guilty because of that.
> May be you should look for the right drug FIRST of all. Your fear might be a symptom of residual depression also as well as obsessive thinking somehow related with anxiety. If you honestly feel you can't control it, you should get drug treatment first. If i were you i'd look for a drug which doesn't cause cognitive impairment.
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> Good luck
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> Anna Laura
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