Posted by Jay_Bravest_Face on September 9, 2007, at 23:13:00
In reply to I Don't Get It, posted by Phillipa on September 9, 2007, at 19:40:29
> I don't get it for ll years I've seen multiple pdocs and none can find a combo or a med that works for me. My current pdoc said wish I could give you a few good years before it's over as I'm 61. I do have the thyroid but so do others as I've read and the chronics lymes others I'm sure have that too. But with genetics since my Mother died at age 47 I have to wonder if my time is up. I have dreams of going away never to come back with my two babies one lapsapoo that I kept alive til he was l7 and a toy poodle with heart problems died at l2. I keep them in separate urns next to my bed. You know how they say we all have our time? Maybe mine is up. As my pdoc said sometimes like with cancer meds don't work. Only thing I can do is ride my bike but tireder every day. So I apologize openly for answering most threads as I'm looking for answers for myself. I've suggested a ton of meds to pdocs but nothing they say no. Phillipa
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>(((((Phillipa)))))) dear...please don't be so hard on yourself, and please don't think that 'your time is up'...you have lots of time, and a wonderful personality to live into a grand old age. 61 is still quite young. And, no matter what age, you *deserve* to live a life where mental illness does not intrude so much.
Well, how about you start by listing all of the meds you have tried. I know..you think "..most of them". But there are still all sorts of combinations and such that you likely haven't tried. If your doctor is closed off to new trials, can you get another one? How about even just a GP? Mine opened up a whole new world when I got stuck with a very narrow-minded psychiatrist.
Please don't be sad...I know that is easier said then done, but you ARE worth it, and none of us may never be 100 percent depression free, but no matter what age, you deserve the best. I really am bothered by our society here in N. America that is so focused on 'youth'..it's stupid. Age is what makes a precious gem, and makes one wiser to the world and life. Some young kid can't teach you that.
What you have is *precious*. So, please answer my few questions if you can...and if you want to PM me, please feel free to.Best and peace, hope, and a drop of faith to you. :-)
Jay
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