Posted by joslynn on December 29, 2006, at 16:16:04
In reply to Let's hear some success stories?, posted by UGottaHaveHope on December 28, 2006, at 14:02:18
I am doing well on a combination of lexapro (10 mg in morning) and Remeron (7.5 at night...I used to be 15 but went down to 7.5 about 6 wks ago because I was feeling too tired on these winter mornings; so far I don't feel different emotionally).
For certain periods I have been just on lex alone, 10 mg, and had good periods for a couple years. But then a mini-relapse. Then I took Remeron again to get me out of that and not sure if I need it as maintenance, or on an emergency basis.
The thing is...all around the same time, I started meds, went to wkly therapy, made MAJOR life changes (building up new social network, voluntarily stepping away from a promotion opportunity at work, getting rid of toxic relationships, setting better boundaries with verbally abusive parent, going to AlAnon to deal with family-of-origin alcoholism issues, etc.)
So I cannot say for sure which of these things are helping, or if it is the synergy of all of them?
The times I have had small setbacks, it was always because of some romantic relationship not working out. Well I am now engaged to a great person.
So I wonder...do I still need the meds???
But I know I am blessed by God to have healing from depression, and I know I am lucky to have this internal debate of, did the meds help me or the life changes? The fact that I was helped at all is a miracle and I am very grateful.
The first time I was severely depressed, I was very anti-meds, and I did tough it out on my own, but then it came back about nine years later even worse, so I decided to try meds.
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