I understand how you feel. I have had 20 years of meds and therapy and a whole long list of things I have thrown at it. It the last five years it has gotten ten times worse. I have no idea why.

Some of us are very treatment resistant. For some reason my new meds are working like a champ the last month and a half. Fetzima and Lamictal. That is usually not the case. They never work this good. We will see how long it lasts.

I have no idea why a Doctorate in Psychiatry would tell you that. It is not that hard to figure out. You look at all your past history, childhood and all that and after that, what are all your current symptoms and you get a diagnosis. Maybe he got totally frustrated that your didn't respond well to treatment.

I know what it is like to lose all hope and not see the point. I was there not that long ago. My family forced me in a why to keep trying. I went along going through the motions but didn't expect anything out of it. And then all of a sudden these new meds are working. Usually I just in and out of them naturally and they have to run their course.

I don't have a lot of answers other than I have had to accept it and keep trying. Have to figure out how to live with it and have some kind of life.

You can get a lot of support here.