Posted by cybercafe on July 15, 2002, at 0:54:24
In reply to Re: Let me help you; a must read, posted by EmilyAnn on July 13, 2002, at 18:00:38
> ***I am so confused with all this technical jargon.
Doesn't it feel good? :)
seem worth it? .. like very little work for major benefit? ...
> > ***it is alot of work...each time I try a new med, I get all messed up in my head...and it ends up not working anyway. But I understand where you are coming from.oh yeah for sure antidepressants can take a while to work (though it has been said that pindolol can be used to speed up this effect.. perhaps worth asking about?) ... but drugs that counter agitation and suicidal ideation take somewhere between 1 day and one week no? ... i'm thinking benzos or low-dose antipsychotics... but i'm sure your doc knows of others
... oh and if it makes you feel better.. there are some definite ideas about in what order antidepressants should be tried... www.vh.org was one site i remember... so you shouldn't have to worry about having to just randomly try things until you get it right ..
i suppose if you are really in trouble you could ask for an opiod... they are supposed to take effect in less than a week, no? .. some people on here were talking about buprenorphine
.... in fact i wonder if stimulants might work fast as well? ... hmmm.... but really if you are feeling suicidal it is probably a good idea to go to hospital... not just because you might do something you would regret etc, but because you might miss out on the opportunity to get half decent psychiatric service ... get another opinion, maybe see a somewhat intelligent doc....
.... often i find when i am feeling somewhat desperate that i will ask myself what the point is of feeling fear or shame when it seems like i have nothing to lose... and see a new doc or try a new med or whatever.... and that's when things really start to look up ;)
... i think we can both agree that an informed decision is better than an uninformed decision, so it's probably worth finding out whether it is easy or difficult to get rid of the feelings you have (not necessarily depression but more suicidal depression) .... and if you have any fears of ECT or having to wait for different meds to work if they are necessarily justified...
there's nothing worse then suffering and then realizing that you didn't need to ;)
.. well other than continuing to suffer needlessly :)
> >***I was just thinking of that yesterday.
when you're depressed, ECT is better than sex ;)
> ***I've been trying...I've been holding on for years.
... yep, ... i'm at about 7 years now myself... been seeing a half decent doc for 5 months, and things are a hell of a lot better..
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