[Lapaull]

I am new here. I have been treated for depression and anxiety for 21 years and up until a couple of years ago it was somewhat under control with occasional breakthroughs of deeper depression and anxiety. This past year I have become treatment resistant and the depression and anxiety have taken over my life. I have tried many meds with either no luck or intolerable side effects (abilify). I am now on brintellix. And have started lamictal as an add on. In the early stage of titration so will be a while to see if I get the relief I need from the lamictal. I pray everyday for strength and healing I guess I have some strength to battle for so long but I often feel my prayers go unheard. I have to keep fighting for me and my family but I just feel so hopeless and desperate and pained The emotional pain makes my body hurt all over too which is also hard to handle. I would give anything to start feeling even semi normal!

[kaliope]

i answered your duplicate post in tx resistant depression

[shabur]

I know there are different thoughts on ECT, and I myself HATE it, but it did work for me. I was in a deep, catatonic depression. I was hospitalized and nothing was working so my psychiatrist prescribed ECT treatments. It did result in short term memory loss, but it did work for me. You might want to discuss it with your therapist as a possible option to get you through until your new meds kick in.

My depression is heading towards treatment resistant. I'm exhausting my medication options. Last year my psychiatrist put me on Brintellix and it has helped. This year she added Depakote as a mode stabilizer and that is helping. Right now I'm on 3 anti-depressants, 2 anti-anxieties, a mood stabilizer and Adderall for concentration.

Before the Depakote we discussed maintenance ECT, but I wanted to wait to see if the Depakote would work. My guess is that I will eventually need to start maintenance ECT.

Just my thoughts.

[vital]

Originally Posted by Lapaull

I am new here. I have been treated for depression and anxiety for 21 years and up until a couple of years ago it was somewhat under control with occasional breakthroughs of deeper depression and anxiety. This past year I have become treatment resistant and the depression and anxiety have taken over my life. I have tried many meds with either no luck or intolerable side effects (abilify). I am now on brintellix. And have started lamictal as an add on. In the early stage of titration so will be a while to see if I get the relief I need from the lamictal. I pray everyday for strength and healing I guess I have some strength to battle for so long but I often feel my prayers go unheard. I have to keep fighting for me and my family but I just feel so hopeless and desperate and pained The emotional pain makes my body hurt all over too which is also hard to handle. I would give anything to start feeling even semi normal!

Dear Lapaull,

Here is my own best advice:

http://forums.psychcentral.com/4262681-post105.html

IMHO, waiting for the right drug combination is a trap.

- vital