Posted by conundrum on April 4, 2010, at 10:22:08
In reply to Re: Why is anhedonia regarded as a part of depress » conundrum, posted by Economist on April 2, 2010, at 18:24:01
Well I was trying to explain why I thought remeron would help based on the fact that low dose prozac helped. I started to explain that low dose prozac antagonizes the 5 HT2C receptor which causes dopamine release in the PFC. (This was back when I thought all I needed was dopamine. It also increase norepinephrine release).
Remeron also blocks this receptor as well as others that increase DA and NE release.
So after telling him this he said that my main problem wasn't a dysphoric disorder but an obsessive disorder. I can be a little obsessive about this, but I definitely don't have OCPD. I only am like this with my brain and these drugs. It has to do with my fear of them. I feel like prozac kinda messed me up and I don't wanna take a drug that could make my memory worse. Also I don't want to waste time on trials for drugs that might not work.
Other than dealing with my brain I'm not very obsessive, my bedroom looks like a cyclone hit it and I'm usually not on time with things. I don't really care about germs or watch what I eat any more. Basically I just worry about the effects that poorly choosen drugs could have. Other than that I don't even have anxiety. And since trying pristiq and still being alive (lol) even the fear of drugs is leaving me.
He said you choose drugs like throwing a dart on a board, you just have to try them. It was like he said don't try to think it through. He even said I was smart, but made it sound like he doesn't want my input.
I'm thinking of seeing a new pdoc, maybe a female doc my mom sees. So far of the two male psychiatrist I've seen I don't like them very much. I feel like they say one thing and do another.
I hope I can find someone who can take my anhedonia seriously and accept that it was caused by drugs that they give out, SSRIs, and not try to give me anymore serotonergic enhancing drugs.
Post-SSRI syndrome: iatrogenic anhedonia, memory and concentration problems, sexual dysfunction. [NOTE no sadness or anxiety, this is NOT depression!]
Current med: 100mg pristiq
Location: USA
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