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Originally Posted by Capac
Has anyone else been dealing with a diagnosed mental illness, be it depression, anxiety, personality disorders, psychotic disorders, etc; that has not responded to any treatment?
I been suffering for over a a decade. Been diagnosed with several disorders over the years. Since the beginning, I been taking medications and was always in therapy, many different therapists over the years. Not only have I never got better or improved but I actually been getting worse steadily over the past 3 years. I don't have hope anymore, and I don't see the point in giving it time or having patience, as that is what I been doing for over 10 years. But the fact that it just keeps on getting worse and worse as time goes on is really extremely discouraging and makes me feel I am beyond hope and help.
If anyone else is dealing with this, how are you coping? How long have you been dealing with this? What have you tried?
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I have bipolar 1, CPTSD, ADHD, OCD, and I think that's all. Seems like I'm forgetting one. Oh well.
I struggled for years trying to find relief. I have an excellent therapist and pdoc. It certainly isn't for lack of trying on their part.
Then one day when the doc had to respond to a patient in crisis, I had to see his PA, Jaicob, which was fine with me. He started asking me a lot of questions and when he got done, he asked me if I'd ever tried Spravato. He explained it to me. When I got home, I read everything I could find on Spravato (Esketamine) and ketamine. I went with the ketamine because during the infusion all of the drug goes straight to your brain whereas Esketamine is a nasal spray and dosing is not consistent because it depends on how quickly the drug is absorbed through the nasal membranes and into the bloodstream.
I can't do ECT or the magnetic thing because I have metal in my head.