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Originally Posted by Tucson
I expect the right med cocktail to put me into remission. I have accomplished this for a year. But my life situation was different back then. I had structure in my life. I was highly motivated to complete a job. I interacted with people on a daily basis both professionally and personally.
So now that I am isolated with allot of stress, my meds are not working as well. My doctor has been fine tuning my med cocktail. He has even tried my original cocktail that worked. But I still struggle every day. There was one month earlier this year I was at my baseline. The only thing that I can remember is I hiked out in the desert on a semi regular basis, sometimes with my daughter. But I thought I was doing this because I was already feeling better.
What do you guys think? Are meds not enough for remission?
PS: Recently I have had a downturn during an already bad month. I just remembered that I have run out of Olanzapine. But what I said above still holds to be true.
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Well, Tucson, I'm certainly no expert on this stuff. But what I do believe is "circumstances alter cases", as the saying goes. Also, it is amazing how quickly one can go downhill when one becomes isolated. This has certainly been true for me.
Personally, my experience has been that the SNRI I'm on helps to "keep a floor under me", as I like to say. It keeps me from sinking so low I can't climb back up. But it won't, by itself, keep me afloat & on-course. To accomplish that, I have to work at it every day. So, I would say, based on my experience, it takes more than med's to achieve a successful remission. From what you've written, it sounds like, previously, you had the "extra" you needed. Now you don't. So it may be you're going to need to find that "extra" something again somewhere. My best wishes to you...
