Posted by Simcha on January 10, 2002, at 8:50:49
In reply to Expanding » Mr. Scott, posted by CalvaryHill on January 10, 2002, at 1:12:07
I'm so amazed by this phenomenon. I lament the day where my combo might backfire. I've read it over and over in here. My combo is growing to handle side-effects. Now I'm on three meds (Celexa, Wellbutin, Klonopin) and I hope I won't have to take more. But you know what? The alternative was unbearable. I used to be very anti-medication.
My attitude now is, if there is a problem, give me something to make it feel better. I don't care what it is so long as it works. Life is way too short to be depressed, compulsively driven, and anxious all the time. If drugs are the only thing that works for me than so be it.
Believe me, I've tried 12-step, 10 years of talk therapy, religion, various spiritual paths, meditation, and all without meds. The only thing that has brought me into consistent remission is the medication. Therefore I'm now a believer.
Bring on the pills! Life is short anyway! If they shorten my life at least I will have been happy.
> I'm hoping that an _entirely_ new class of medicines will help you. Something like buproprion, which is dopaminergic as well as noradrenergic. Or maybe the RIMA moclobemide, which affects all three monoamines. I'm sure you can think of some more too. This is your way to "expand your horizons," so to speak.
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> Best of luck,
> CalvaryHill
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