Posted by Reggie BoStar on January 22, 2007, at 23:28:48
In reply to Re: Sick, sick, sick...and tired/Reggie, posted by stargazer on January 22, 2007, at 8:04:41
Hi stargazer,
I know it's a tough call. I'm not patronizing, I'm 56 and still haven't found an answer that's very effective.
In fact, you'll see that some of my other postings around here (possibly today's, if I can get to it) are pretty morose.
But the bottom line is that I keep trying because, frankly, I don't know what else to do.
I think one thing that keeps me going is a small thought that's always in the back of my mind for some reason.
It's that as the years go by, new and more effective treatments are being developed. You have to admit that things are at least a little better than they were just a few decades ago, when all we had were tranks and commitment to mental health facilities.
In this sense, even if we can't get exactly what we need right now, we have to keep plugging because a new one that works could come along at any time. It keeps me going because I'm always afraid that if I quit now, I could miss out on something that will come along tomorrow.
Presently I keep myself alive by forcing myself to get out and walk a mile or two every day. I can't always do it - I sometimes have sleeping marathons of two or three days at a time while I'm cycling into severe depression. But when I'm up and about I do it, and it seems to help at least as much as some of my meds.
Plus the fresh air and being outside really does clear all those troublesome thoughts out of my mind for a while.
By participating in trials, you're at the forefront of anything new that's developed. I don't even do that. I just wait for the pdocs to tell me what's new and already FDA approved.
I should take your example and look into more studies like that.
So you see, not only is continuing to try a good idea from the standpoint of being there when something what works is developed; you helped ME by giving me the idea to look into more studies.
Keep in mind what you can do for other people, too. I'm in AA for the obvious reason, and one of the basic tenets of the program, aside from all that 12-step junk, is that helping other alcoholics is a VERY IMPORTANT part of the recovery process.
I guarantee that if you go to a therapy group and give someone there some helpful advice - even if it's a negative report about a medication - you'll feel better. Other people can use any information they can get about meds, even if it's negative.
Try it; it works, trust me.
And keep posting. You never know what you'll pick up from someone else here, and you'll be helping us too.
Take care,
Reggie BoStar
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