My husband has been diagnosed with Major Depression with anxiety disorder. He is on Prozac, Seroquel, and Lorazepam. He is getting ECT twice a week, he has had 6 treatments.
This is not a new diagnosis as far as the depression, he has been on meds all of his adult life. The anxiety is new.
This all began in October and spiraled out of control about three weeks ago. That was when the doc recommended starting the ECT.
He has been having bouts of crying. He feels miserable all his waking moments. He has tiny moments of lightness, but then everything gets dark again.
I tell him all the time things will get better. We just need more time and possibly different meds.
But, am I right? I keep seeing/reading people get thru this, but to what end? He loses his job, we lose our health insurance, he can't get treatment? He can't look for a job if he can't work? I actually could care less about the job, money, or insurance, I just want him to not be miserable. And will that ever happen?