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"Toast" |
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18 Mar 2005 04:13:20 PM |
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Empty and miserable |
I feel empty and alone. I know death is the only option for me, but
I'm still so scared of it. I'm scared of lots of things. I feel as
though whatever I attempt, I'll have all the pain but stay alive. But
as much as death scares me, the thought of still being alive in five
years scares me more.
I don't enjoy anything anymore, I can't eat, can't enjoy listening to
music, the only thing I can do is go out for walks to try to clear my
head a bit, but I hardly have enough energy to even do that.
I don't have any friends at all, and I feel very, very lonely even
though I don't like being around people. I would love just to have one
friend.
My days go like this: morning - go on internet feeling miserable,
afternoon - sit in car feeling miserable, evening - stare into space
feeling miserable, night - try to sleep feeling miserable. There's
really no point me being alive at all. I just feel so very low all the
time. I guess I wouldn't be here if I didn't.
I listen to Tori and try to read but I can't concentrate, all my
thoughts are on planning my death, dwelling on the past and thinking
about what a terrible person I am. The only things I'd really miss,
apart from my mum, would be autumn days and the breeze on my face.
I'm sure I'm evil. I've done something awful that I can't talk about
and can't and shouldn't forgive myself for, but I despise myself for
it. The guilt for that, and every other thing I've ever done wrong, is
unbearable.
Everything about myself disgusts me. My personality, my appearance, my
thoughts, the way I act, how I'm so stupid, how I'm so selfish, how I
never succeed at anything.
I'm in therapy but it hasn't helped. I find it very difficult to talk
to people so that makes it hard for her to try to help me, but I'm
beyond help.
I'm only 18 and there's already nothing left for me.
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| User: "" |
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19 Mar 2005 12:20:51 PM |
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self loathing rears its ugly head, it happens to alot of people. its
really hard thing , I know you think it will always be this way but
it won't , it won't , change is the only constant, keep walking,
member that james taylor song, walkin man! thats a good one, hang in
there! jill
Toast wrote:
I feel empty and alone. I know death is the only option for me, but
I'm still so scared of it. I'm scared of lots of things. I feel as
though whatever I attempt, I'll have all the pain but stay alive. But
as much as death scares me, the thought of still being alive in five
years scares me more.
I don't enjoy anything anymore, I can't eat, can't enjoy listening to
music, the only thing I can do is go out for walks to try to clear my
head a bit, but I hardly have enough energy to even do that.
I don't have any friends at all, and I feel very, very lonely even
though I don't like being around people. I would love just to have
one
friend.
My days go like this: morning - go on internet feeling miserable,
afternoon - sit in car feeling miserable, evening - stare into space
feeling miserable, night - try to sleep feeling miserable. There's
really no point me being alive at all. I just feel so very low all
the
time. I guess I wouldn't be here if I didn't.
I listen to Tori and try to read but I can't concentrate, all my
thoughts are on planning my death, dwelling on the past and thinking
about what a terrible person I am. The only things I'd really miss,
apart from my mum, would be autumn days and the breeze on my face.
I'm sure I'm evil. I've done something awful that I can't talk about
and can't and shouldn't forgive myself for, but I despise myself for
it. The guilt for that, and every other thing I've ever done wrong,
is
unbearable.
Everything about myself disgusts me. My personality, my appearance,
my
thoughts, the way I act, how I'm so stupid, how I'm so selfish, how I
never succeed at anything.
I'm in therapy but it hasn't helped. I find it very difficult to talk
to people so that makes it hard for her to try to help me, but I'm
beyond help.
I'm only 18 and there's already nothing left for me.
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: Empty and miserable |
19 Mar 2005 07:23:29 PM |
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Thank you all for your help :).
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| User: "Roland Koch" |
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| Title: Re: Empty and miserable |
18 Mar 2005 05:03:27 PM |
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"Toast" <carousels0@yahoo.co.uk> wrote
I feel empty and alone. I know death is the only option for me, but
I'm still so scared of it. I'm scared of lots of things. I feel as
though whatever I attempt, I'll have all the pain but stay alive. But
as much as death scares me, the thought of still being alive in five
years scares me more.
I don't enjoy anything anymore, I can't eat, can't enjoy listening to
music, the only thing I can do is go out for walks to try to clear my
head a bit, but I hardly have enough energy to even do that.
I don't have any friends at all, and I feel very, very lonely even
though I don't like being around people. I would love just to have one
friend.
My days go like this: morning - go on internet feeling miserable,
afternoon - sit in car feeling miserable, evening - stare into space
feeling miserable, night - try to sleep feeling miserable. There's
really no point me being alive at all. I just feel so very low all the
time. I guess I wouldn't be here if I didn't.
I listen to Tori and try to read but I can't concentrate, all my
thoughts are on planning my death, dwelling on the past and thinking
about what a terrible person I am. The only things I'd really miss,
apart from my mum, would be autumn days and the breeze on my face.
I'm sure I'm evil. I've done something awful that I can't talk about
and can't and shouldn't forgive myself for, but I despise myself for
it. The guilt for that, and every other thing I've ever done wrong, is
unbearable.
Everything about myself disgusts me. My personality, my appearance, my
thoughts, the way I act, how I'm so stupid, how I'm so selfish, how I
never succeed at anything.
I'm in therapy but it hasn't helped. I find it very difficult to talk
to people so that makes it hard for her to try to help me, but I'm
beyond help.
I'm only 18 and there's already nothing left for me.
NO. Rubbish!
You have no idea how VALUABLE you are!
-especially to the Creator of the Universe!
Please, throw out these ridiculous negative thoughts
-which have been spawned in your mind by the devil
-who lives, but who is a loser-
Start looking at LIFE.
WHO created LIFE?
YOU?
Evolution?
Hahahah!
What about God?
Someone who LOVES you, and is waiting
for you to SEEK him with ALL your heart!!
--ALL your heart, soul, mind and body!
Come on, fellow man, and get up,
look about you and SEE!
Oh Father in heaven, help us,
forgive us our sins,
give us sight and sense,
give us love and peace,
and above all,
give us your Salvation.
You don't know what you're missing, my friend.
And HE is knocking at your door, RIGHT NOW..
Ask Him, Plead with Him, Beg Him!
And don't let it go until He's answered you!
Please!
GOD BLESS YOU.
Roland
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| User: "Unloveable" |
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20 Mar 2005 10:43:24 AM |
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(Toast) wrote in message news:<aea767e7.0503181413.dcda4a1@posting.google.com>...
I feel empty and alone. I know death is the only option for me, but
I'm still so scared of it. I'm scared of lots of things. I feel as
though whatever I attempt, I'll have all the pain but stay alive. But
as much as death scares me, the thought of still being alive in five
years scares me more.
Me too. I'm only 19 and I have been suicidal for 9 years. Nine
fucking years. Afraid of the future but still pushing towards it
because of the fear of screwing up another suicide attempt.
I don't enjoy anything anymore, I can't eat, can't enjoy listening to
music, the only thing I can do is go out for walks to try to clear my
head a bit, but I hardly have enough energy to even do that.
I don't have any friends at all, and I feel very, very lonely even
though I don't like being around people. I would love just to have one
friend.
I know it sounds cliche but you can email me and we can talk if you
want. I don't have any friends either, never have, and sometimes I
have these horrible pangs of loneliness. You probably know what I
mean, the kind that start in your throat and go down into your stomach
until all that's left for you to do is cry and wish you weren't too
much of a ***** to kill yourself.
My days go like this: morning - go on internet feeling miserable,
afternoon - sit in car feeling miserable, evening - stare into space
feeling miserable, night - try to sleep feeling miserable. There's
really no point me being alive at all. I just feel so very low all the
time. I guess I wouldn't be here if I didn't.
Sounds like my day. Except mine is punctuated by going to college
classes and realizing that they are futile because what can I really
do with a history and English degree? Work as a manager at McDonalds
probably. But those are the only two things I find interesting enough
to waste my time on.
I listen to Tori and try to read but I can't concentrate, all my
thoughts are on planning my death, dwelling on the past and thinking
about what a terrible person I am. The only things I'd really miss,
apart from my mum, would be autumn days and the breeze on my face.
I'm sure I'm evil. I've done something awful that I can't talk about
and can't and shouldn't forgive myself for, but I despise myself for
it. The guilt for that, and every other thing I've ever done wrong, is
unbearable.
If only people knew that a lot of suicidal people are ultra-sensitive.
Anyone who says that most of us are selfish is an idiot. That guilt
has pushed me over the edge a few times.
Everything about myself disgusts me. My personality, my appearance, my
thoughts, the way I act, how I'm so stupid, how I'm so selfish, how I
never succeed at anything.
Ditto. Self-defeating thoughts commence: Ugly, stupid, selfish,
social retard.
I'm in therapy but it hasn't helped. I find it very difficult to talk
to people so that makes it hard for her to try to help me, but I'm
beyond help.
Gone to therapy but the psychiatrists I have seen (not to sound rude)
are all *****.
I'm only 18 and there's already nothing left for me.
Take out the 18, insert 19 and you have me. I'm sorry that the world
sucks so much nowadays that we have nothing to live for at such young
ages. I often wish that we could go back to the days before all this
hum-drum office work and technology consumed our lives. It seemed so
much better when the family and the farm were the two most important
things to Americans. Or maybe I am just a hopeless idealist stuck in
a world that can never live up to my expectations.
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| User: "AmIdReaMing" |
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20 Mar 2005 11:49:19 AM |
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Hi unloveable. Sorry to hear about your situation. I am also in college
(22) but feel its a complete waste of time. I'm studying philosophy and
psychology, maybe to figure out why me and the world around me are so
fucked up. I've been alone for the past few years, mostly b/c ppl just
dont understand me and I'm tired of pretending to be like others.
I do feel there is something beautiful within us all but my depression
and isolation have put me out of touch with it. I have often wondered
why I feel so out of place around others. It takes so much effort to
interact with them socially and I'm just too tired anymore. I also long
for the past when we were in touch with nature and had a strong sense
of community.
Hopefully I can find the courage to end this all b/c I just dont belong
in this world anymore. I'm just too sensitive and alone. I'll be here
if you need someone 2 talk to but hopefully not much longer. Know that
you are not alone in this world despite how you often feel.
peace,
Ryan
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| User: "Adapt Or Die" |
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20 Mar 2005 06:23:27 PM |
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I'm in the same boat.I just don't fit in.People just act like animals
to survive, i don't blame them, i just seems to be the way things are,
anyone with sensitivity has had it.I wish they could walk in my shoes
for a day or two, then they'd understand....
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| User: "Contrarian" |
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18 Mar 2005 04:27:54 PM |
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In alt.support.depression Toast <carousels0@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
<snip post>
I don't enjoy anything anymore, I can't eat, can't enjoy listening to
music, the only thing I can do is go out for walks to try to clear my
head a bit,
this is depression
about what a terrible person I am. The only things I'd really miss,
apart from my mum, would be autumn days and the breeze on my face.
that's something to miss.
I'm in therapy but it hasn't helped. I find it very difficult to talk
to people so that makes it hard for her to try to help me, but I'm
beyond help.
glad to hear you are seeing someone... keep at it. can this person
suggest any support meetings?
I'm only 18 and there's already nothing left for me.
I don't think so. Have to go now, will be back in the NG in
a day or so
--
but the edge is still Out there. Or maybe it's In... HST (1967)
when i got to the edge , i built a deck % (2005)
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| User: "" |
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18 Mar 2005 05:52:56 PM |
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Contrarian wrote:
In alt.support.depression Toast <carousels0@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
<snip post>
I'm in therapy but it hasn't helped. I find it very difficult to
talk
to people so that makes it hard for her to try to help me, but I'm
beyond help.
glad to hear you are seeing someone... keep at it. can this person
suggest any support meetings?
She suggested a group but I have no social skills so I guess there
isn't much point :/.
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| User: "" |
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18 Mar 2005 04:31:48 PM |
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Know what you mean about Autumn, i really feel alive then.
Stu
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| User: "Anthony" |
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18 Mar 2005 04:41:22 PM |
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The things you are describing sound like classical depression, I know I have
been there!. Have you tried any medications in addition to your therapy?
"Toast" <carousels0@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:aea767e7.0503181413.dcda4a1@posting.google.com...
I feel empty and alone. I know death is the only option for me, but
I'm still so scared of it. I'm scared of lots of things. I feel as
though whatever I attempt, I'll have all the pain but stay alive. But
as much as death scares me, the thought of still being alive in five
years scares me more.
I don't enjoy anything anymore, I can't eat, can't enjoy listening to
music, the only thing I can do is go out for walks to try to clear my
head a bit, but I hardly have enough energy to even do that.
I don't have any friends at all, and I feel very, very lonely even
though I don't like being around people. I would love just to have one
friend.
My days go like this: morning - go on internet feeling miserable,
afternoon - sit in car feeling miserable, evening - stare into space
feeling miserable, night - try to sleep feeling miserable. There's
really no point me being alive at all. I just feel so very low all the
time. I guess I wouldn't be here if I didn't.
I listen to Tori and try to read but I can't concentrate, all my
thoughts are on planning my death, dwelling on the past and thinking
about what a terrible person I am. The only things I'd really miss,
apart from my mum, would be autumn days and the breeze on my face.
I'm sure I'm evil. I've done something awful that I can't talk about
and can't and shouldn't forgive myself for, but I despise myself for
it. The guilt for that, and every other thing I've ever done wrong, is
unbearable.
Everything about myself disgusts me. My personality, my appearance, my
thoughts, the way I act, how I'm so stupid, how I'm so selfish, how I
never succeed at anything.
I'm in therapy but it hasn't helped. I find it very difficult to talk
to people so that makes it hard for her to try to help me, but I'm
beyond help.
I'm only 18 and there's already nothing left for me.
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| User: "" |
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18 Mar 2005 06:02:53 PM |
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The things you are describing sound like classical depression, I know I
have
been there!. Have you tried any medications in addition to your
therapy?
I've just gone on to Effexor xl. It hasn't helped so far and I know it
won't do. I've been on about 5 antidepressants and none of them have
helped. I think Dothiepin helped block things out a bit by making me
sleep all the time (sleep is my only escape), but it didn't make me any
less suicidal and it also made me huge, making my life even worse. Have
you been on any that helped?
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| User: "Twice Broken" |
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18 Mar 2005 08:49:04 PM |
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<carousels0@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1111190573.102510.17060@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
The things you are describing sound like classical depression, I know I
have
been there!. Have you tried any medications in addition to your
therapy?
I've just gone on to Effexor xl. It hasn't helped so far and I know it
won't do. I've been on about 5 antidepressants and none of them have
helped. I think Dothiepin helped block things out a bit by making me
sleep all the time (sleep is my only escape), but it didn't make me any
less suicidal and it also made me huge, making my life even worse. Have
you been on any that helped?
Effexor XR, I remember that. Nasty little drug that was. Be very careful if
you try to stop taking it; the withdrawal is horrible.
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| User: "Joseph" |
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19 Mar 2005 01:23:39 AM |
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"Twice Broken" <twicebroken@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<Zv2dndIlaoi9DqbfRVn-gg@sigecom.net>...
<carousels0@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1111190573.102510.17060@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
The things you are describing sound like classical depression, I know I
have
been there!. Have you tried any medications in addition to your
therapy?
I've just gone on to Effexor xl. It hasn't helped so far and I know it
won't do. I've been on about 5 antidepressants and none of them have
helped. I think Dothiepin helped block things out a bit by making me
sleep all the time (sleep is my only escape), but it didn't make me any
less suicidal and it also made me huge, making my life even worse. Have
you been on any that helped?
Effexor XR, I remember that. Nasty little drug that was. Be very careful if
you try to stop taking it; the withdrawal is horrible.
I second that.
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| User: "Noon Cat Nick" |
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19 Mar 2005 01:26:20 AM |
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wrote:
The things you are describing sound like classical depression, I know I
have
been there!. Have you tried any medications in addition to your
therapy?
I've just gone on to Effexor xl. It hasn't helped so far and I know it
won't do. I've been on about 5 antidepressants and none of them have
helped. I think Dothiepin helped block things out a bit by making me
sleep all the time (sleep is my only escape), but it didn't make me any
less suicidal and it also made me huge, making my life even worse. Have
you been on any that helped?
Sometimes it takes more than just one - two ADs, one to enhance the
effects of the other, and at least a mood stabilizer.
Had a pdoc years ago who insisted I *not* go to a therapist until the
meds started working. Reason: Therapy wouldn't work well if I was
severely depressed, since I'd tend to view everything emotionally rather
than rationally, which is where the real results come. When the
depression is lessened, the therapy works much better. That was her
theory. It also turned out to be my own experience as well.
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| User: "Anthony" |
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18 Mar 2005 06:12:04 PM |
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I have been off and on an SSRI Paxil about 4 times now. ( I hate the side
effects) When I am off I feel depressed and miserably anxious, when I am on
I still feel depressed (although not quite as much) but it takes away the
miserable anxiety, which is better than nothing.
<carousels0@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1111190573.102510.17060@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
The things you are describing sound like classical depression, I know I
have
been there!. Have you tried any medications in addition to your
therapy?
I've just gone on to Effexor xl. It hasn't helped so far and I know it
won't do. I've been on about 5 antidepressants and none of them have
helped. I think Dothiepin helped block things out a bit by making me
sleep all the time (sleep is my only escape), but it didn't make me any
less suicidal and it also made me huge, making my life even worse. Have
you been on any that helped?
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| User: "Nom dePlume nomdeplume1000-at-yahoo.com" |
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19 Mar 2005 12:11:41 AM |
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Please tell us exactly what medications you have tried, so we can
understand what isn't working for you. Then we may be able to suggest
things that might work better for you.
If you are like most people who see a doctor about depression, you get
the most common medications. They are the most common at least partly
because they often work, but if the first five don't, it may be
because they are all trying to do approximately the same thing. That
"same thing" is typically to increase the concentration of the
neurotransmitter serotonin; however, while this works for many people
who have depression, by no means does it work for all. I'm guessing
(and that's all it is at this point, a guess) that you may need
medications that work on other neurotransmitters, specifically
norepinephrine and / or dopamine.
Do not give up. You are very far from having exhausted the
opportunities for help at this point. And by "help," I don't mean
therapy. There are times when therapy can be useful, but severe
depression isn't normally one of them.
--
Nom dePlume, Ph.D
Why, yes, in fact, I am a rocket scientist.
Guide to Medications for Mental Illness:
http://www.geocities.com/nomdeplume1000
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<carousels0@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1111190573.102510.17060@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
The things you are describing sound like classical depression, I
know I
have
been there!. Have you tried any medications in addition to your
therapy?
I've just gone on to Effexor xl. It hasn't helped so far and I know
it
won't do. I've been on about 5 antidepressants and none of them have
helped. I think Dothiepin helped block things out a bit by making me
sleep all the time (sleep is my only escape), but it didn't make me
any
less suicidal and it also made me huge, making my life even worse.
Have
you been on any that helped?
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| User: "" |
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19 Mar 2005 03:14:25 AM |
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I've been on Prozac, Moclebemide, Lofepramine, Dothiepin, Olanzapine,
and now Effexor.
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| User: "springrain" |
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19 Mar 2005 09:16:07 AM |
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I agree with NdP, keep trying.
I have been on more then tweny different meds over the last five years.
By last Dec. I had totally given up and was set to ctb.
The doc talked me into trying one more so I did. Not because I had any
hope that it might work, but rather because I am such a whimp and eager
to please.
It was two that aren't normally considered antidepresants.
I can't say they have actually made me less suicidal and I still
believe that my only true relief, but in the last couple months I have
been able to think about things besides death often enough to function.
And if I get moving I can delay the end day by day.
So doubt give up, you may yet find something that will help control the
black thoughts. And if you can do that you might be able to work on
what makes you hate yourself. It has not that way for my, but then I
have has years of practice thinking this way.
Come luck
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| User: "Nom dePlume nomdeplume1000-at-yahoo.com" |
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19 Mar 2005 08:59:22 PM |
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Thank you. Let's take it from the top, looking at each medication
according to its effects on the brain.
Prozac. Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI). Increases
serotonin concentration.
Moclobemode. Reversible MAO-A Inhibitor. Increases serotonin and
norepinephrine, but is a pretty weak drug.
Effexor. Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake inhibitor. Increases
serotonin and norepinephrine.
Dothiepin and Lofepramine: Tricyclic antidepressants. Both increase
serotonin and norepinephrine.
Olanzapine: Atypical antipsychotic. Dopamine and serotonin antagonist.
Acts to decrease the effects of dopamine and serotonin in the brain,
i.e. acts in a fashion opposed to medications like Prozac.
I see a pattern, in that attempts to increase your serotonin
concentration have not resulted in any benefit. Prozac and Effexor
both boost serotonin strongly, and if this were useful for you, I'd
expect to see some improvement in your condition. (Note also that
medications that increase serotonin concentration almost invariably
suppress the capacity for sexual desire, sexual performance, or both.)
Less clear is the result of increases in norepinephrine concentration.
Boosting norepinephrine typically improves both energy and
concentration, but the effects can be masked by other medication side
effects. It may be that increasing norepinephrine does you no good, or
it may be something that ought to help, but you aren't seeing the
benefits due to other reasons.
The only medication you've taken that affects dopamine is Olanzapine,
which, as an antagonist, decreases the effects of dopamine in the
brain. Olanzapine is prescribed to control psychosis (e.g., auditory
and visual hallucinations), to control mania in people with bipolar
disorder, and sometimes in conjunction with Prozac, where the
combination seems to be somewhat more effective as an antidepressant
than Prozac alone.
Your symptom profile is ambiguous to me, in terms of trying to relate
it to any particular category of medications likely to be effective.
However, given your response to what you've tried so far, I do have
some thoughts about approaches that might work better.
Dopamine is the neurotransmitter most directly associated with the
capacity for pleasure. "Pleasure" here means the ability to feel joy,
happiness, sensuality, and sexual desire. (Note that Olanzapine, as a
dopamine agonist, suppresses this area, a necessary effect for the
treatment of psychosis, but not necessarily something you want to do
if you are depressed and can't feel good.) What you haven't tried yet
is any medication that increases the concentration or effects of
dopamine, so this seems like an obvious direction at this point.
You have a few choices in the area of "dopaminergic"
(dopamine-boosting) medications:
Wellbutrin (bupropion): A norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitor
(NDRI). Increases concentrations of norepinephrine and, to a lesser
extent, dopamine. This is the weakest dopaminergic medication, and a
good place to start. It is a well-regarded, widely available
antidepressant.
If Wellbutrin doesn't do the job, there are stronger dopaminergic
medications:
Selegiline. An irreversible MAO-B inhibitor. Directly increases the
concentration of dopamine, and, since dopamine is a norepinephrine
precursor, also increases the concentration of norepinephrine. This
medication is considerably more dopaminergic than Wellbutrin.
Dopamine agonists (cabergoline, bromocriptine, pramipexole, and
others). These medications act as substitutes for dopamine, and act
much as dopamine would in the brain. Since they do not change dopamine
concentration, they do not convert to norepinephrine, and therefore do
not increase energy levels. The latter property may be a benefit or
drawback, depending on your circumstances.
Finally, if you need a stimulating medication (for more energy),
either Strattera (atomoxetine) or Edronax (reboxetine) is a
possibility. These are norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, and
increase norepinephrine concentration.
Now, let's talk about doctors. For depression, you really should see a
psychiatrist who specializes in medications for mood disorders, rather
than a general practitioner. If you haven't, and if this is an option
for you, please see a psychiatrist.
Second, have you seen an endocrinologist? If not, I urge you to. You
should have your thyroid gland and various hormone levels checked. If
you have an endocrine disorder, none of the medications listed above
will help. The good news is that treatment for most endocrine
disorders (such as hypothyroidism) is pretty easy. It would be tragic
to try a huge catalog of medications for mood disorders, if in fact a
daily thyroid-hormone pill would solve your problems.
I hope this helps. Don't give up hope. I'd suggest that you print this
post, take it with you to your next appointment, and discuss it with
your doctor. For that matter, I'd also suggest you visit my Web site
and read up on these medications, possibly printing relevant sections
and taking them along, too.
Let us know what happens. Good luck to you!
--
Nom dePlume, Ph.D
Why, yes, in fact, I am a rocket scientist.
Guide to Medications for Mental Illness:
http://www.geocities.com/nomdeplume1000
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<carousels0@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1111223665.107976.291840@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
I've been on Prozac, Moclebemide, Lofepramine, Dothiepin,
Olanzapine,
and now Effexor.
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