Posted by deniseuk190466 on September 8, 2007, at 12:55:29
In reply to Combination AD Meds + CBT *long post* » deniseuk190466, posted by Brody on September 7, 2007, at 16:32:17
Hi Janet,
I don't think my depression has been situational and I've never had (as far as I can tell major depressive episodes). I think my mood is constantly low and sometimes it just gets lower. Most of the time I feel suicidal although I still work.
To give you an idea, I was dysthymic (looking back) from 17 to 24, then it got worse for no reason at all and then I took antidepressants for 10 years which completely eradicated it. I came off them and then 3 years later suicidal depression set in (for no apparent reason).
Six years later and I have still never gone into a total remission, I had a brief spell between 2003 and 2005 when the Seroxat seemed to start helping me enjoy life again and then 2005 the Seroxat seemed to stop working. Since then my circumstances keep changing but the depression doesn't lift. I've tried lots of anti-depressants and I feel constantly dysthymic with no real appetite for life. The only thing I can count on to help relieve it is Zyprexa.
As far as I am aware I never had any distorted core beliefs and I don't now. I am familiar with the list of Core Beliefs that this expert drew up and said they applied to everyone, to be honest I did look at them and couldn't really say I had any of those core beliefs, unless I was in denial.
Do you always get a complete response with antidepressants and what are you taking now?
Denise
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