Posted by KarenB on May 3, 2000, at 12:07:21
In reply to Re: Shorter trials: believe it! , posted by AndrewB on May 3, 2000, at 10:54:54
Hi.
Just me with my $.02 again...from a strictly emotional point of view:
If nothing else, it seems to me that when in the pit of despair, one unsuccessful 6-8 week trial after another is enough to send one straight to the bottom of the pit.
Why not try to find an AD (QUICKLY!) that opens the suffering patient's eyes at least for a moment, to see that there is hope and that feeling well IS POSSIBLE. Even if there is no solid proof as of yet that it continues in the long term, it would give me the will to go on - to try other meds within the same class at least.
When I have been at my lowest, the one thought that conjures the strongest suicide ideology is the one that says, "I'm never going to get better - I'm always going to feel like this."
If I had put my trust in a doc who was bent on SSRIs and insisted on the long term trials suggested, I may be dead today.
Karen
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