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Jul 31, 2010, 02:21 PM
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Hi....
Have any of you guys been diagnosed with this, or not diagnosed but have tried everything under the sun to treat it? I've tried, every drug combination under the sun, currently on an MAOI, ECT, Vagus nerve stimulator, psychotherapy ....on and on to no real avail. Thanks. 
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Jul 31, 2010, 06:24 PM
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Jul 31, 2010, 09:10 PM
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Hi thedivinemrsm,
I am sorry you are going through treatment resistant depression. It is miserable! I have been treatment resistant for the past 2 1/2 years. I felt like my doctor was guessing what drugs to try, and I was on 15 different drug combinations during this time. One night I was watching Dr. Daniel Amen on PBS. He was talking about using SPECT brain scans to give psychiatrists more information before diagnosing and treating brain diseases. They use these brain scans at the Amen Clinics. There are four of them in the United States. I went to the Amen Clinic in Newport Beach, California in March of 2010. It was an amazing experience. I have an atypical depression that needs to be treated in layers. The anxiety portion needed to be treated first. I am in the last step of the medication changes in my treatment plan, and I am finally starting to feel some relief of my symptoms. I will continue to raise the dose of Effexor XR until I feel even more relief. It is going well so far; I am going on Effexor XR, and off Luvox very slowly. I am not feeling any side effects, or withdrawal. If you would like to know more, go to my blog at http://escapefromdepression.blogspot.com. I talk about the Amen Clinic in detail and my brain scans are posted in Chapters 11 & 13. I hope you will find some relief soon! Sincerely, Caramel
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Live Your Life In The Moment What you think of as the past is a memory trace, stored in the mind, of a former Now. The future is an imagined Now, a projection of the mind. concepts from the books, The Power of Now and A New Earth, by Eckhart Tolle The Amen Clinics use SPECT brain scans to help diagnose and treat psychiatric diseases. To learn more go to: www.amenclinics.com I went to the Amen Clinic in Newport Beach, California in March of 2010. I am not well yet, but I am making good progress. If you are interested, visit my blog at http://escapefromdepression.blogspot.com. My brain scans are posted in Chapters 11 & 13. |
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Jul 31, 2010, 09:39 PM
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Hello mrsm,
Treatment resistant is awful, and so tiring and it makes one feel so exhausted. I really hope you get some relief soon and that you find a combo that suits your needs, Rhiannon
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