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Originally Posted by Nobodyandnothing
I am so tired of this...
It is all I can do to get my 15 year old son out the door to the school bus, then I collapse. I used to work 50 and 60 hour weeks at a very demanding job. That's all gone now. My husband is retired and he works on things around the house all day. I am useless. I hate to leave the house.
I have treatment resistant depression. I have tried everything the psychatrist has suggested...tricylics, SSRIs, MAOIs. I have had countless ECT sessions (and as a result I cannot remember the first 50+ years of my life.
I currently take wellbutrin xr, 40 mg lexipro, 50 mg nortriptlene, and ambien. I have gained 60 pounds in the last year. Any comments about this combination?
I recently started seeing a therapist at my psychiatrist's request. I follow all the p's suggestions because I am terrified that he may "fire" me. I do not get anything out of the sessions. Can someone explain the point of therapy?
I really am nobody and I feel less than nothing. Please don't tell me to "hang in there." This latest episode has gone on since 2004. I have no faith it will ever end. I am sorry to rant. I don't have anyone to talk to. My old friends have all dropped me and I can't blame them nor can I reach out to anyone. My H barely puts up with me. Thank you for your time.
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Hello. Well to start off....I will absolutely NOT say "hang in there". Gotta admit, although I realize people mean well when they say that.....it makes me crazy to read it. I'm so sorry you're feeling so bad. I do relate too. I've never had any relief from any of the antidepressants I've been on, or any of the years of therapy in my past. Ending on a brighter note, though, after going through several therapists I finally am with one now who is actually able to help me, and who is everything I always wanted in a counselor. I know it can be so frustrating to keep looking, but I do hope that, if you decide to look for someone new, you will find one who is able to SHOW you what the point of therapy is. That's what has finally happened for me. Warm wishes for better times ~whimsy