Posted by pseudoname on May 23, 2006, at 13:52:28
In reply to Treatment-Resistant Depression - Please Help, posted by aturtle16 on May 22, 2006, at 14:18:59
Hi, aturtle.
I agree with the med suggestions above; I think Blueberry's summary is great.
Plus, there's some safe & easy somatic options like light-box therapy and fish-oil supplements.
After most of those options (and ECT) failed for me, I finally found relief in the mild synthetic opioid buprenorphine (Subutex). That would probably be a ways down the list as yet for you, but I want you to know there are plenty of options still available.
> My pdoc is getting aggravated at me because I'm not responding
Wow, it's not *your* fault at all! Do you feel comfortable enough with him to ask about that? Whether he's really aggravated (and with YOU)? If you don't, could your therapist talk to him about it? I hope you at least bring up that concern with your therapist. It may be that your pdoc really cares about you and is frustrated in his own self-evaluation about helping you.
Pdocs can be clueless about how they're coming across.
On the other hand, if appointments with him are truly bad experiences and he continues with such a narrow range of treatments, it may be worth considering that you have other options there, too.
Good luck. Please keep posting how it goes.
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