Posted by denise1904 on April 1, 2005, at 11:23:50
Hi,
Well I've decided before I die I have a couple more things left to try, VNS, MST, ECT or maybe even Deep Brain Stimulation.
However, on reading this article associating depression with low levels of Magnesium, I decided to have a red blood cell test privately as they don't do it on the NHS. The results have come back as 1.50 mmol/l (2.08 – 3.0) which the doctor says is a very serious deficiency.
Is this level really low? Can SSRIs affect your magnesium levels, I was thinking that the fact that I was taking seroxat when I had the test may have affected the results. And am I just kidding myself that I'll have this injection for a few weeks and then all will be hunky dory again?
Any advice would be gratefully appreciated, I came off Seroxat about 2 weeks ago as I was starting to feel very apathetic on them so thought I'd have a drug break in the hope of kick starting them into action again. The withdrawal horrors have now gone (I think) but I'm starting to feel really really flat. I'm toying with the idea of going back on them soon but worried incase they don't work very well again and then I have to go through the whole horrible withdrawal process again.
Kind Regards.......Denise
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