Treatment resistant depression
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has anyone been diagnosed with this. searching for experiences.
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lucy1969 ann55375
Posted
Hi Ann
Yes, I'm classified as treatment resistant.
My experience so far is that they just keep chucking different combinations of drugs at me and every time another combination fails I lose a little bit more hope. It's a horrible place to be.
ann55375 lucy1969
Posted
thank you fir your reply. it is a horrible place to be and its gone on too long i feel. same as you i have had drugs then more drugs thrown at me, also £2000 worth of cbt as nhs could not provide and still no answer. i am losing hope like you.
where do we go from here. i have heard good reports of TMS which is private but dont know anyone who has tried it.
i dont know about you but how do you manage your days like this?
Tez22 lucy1969
Posted
hi anne yes i have and so has my father.my father is 78 and due to start ect on Tuesday ,is this something you have had tried x
ann55375 Tez22
Posted
no, dr has not suggested it yet. i hope it helps, perhaps you will let us know.
lucy1969 ann55375
Posted
Yes, I've heard good reports about TMS too. Also ketamine but it's probably going to be another couple of years before it's available here.
On the bad days I stay in bed and try to sleep through it. It's the safest place for me to be as my thoughts get very scary. I honestly don't know how much longer I can live like this.
ann55375 lucy1969
Posted
i have done research and TMS is available in six clinics in uk. i am very interested as anti depressant medications do not seem to work for whatever is wrong with my anxiety and depression. please let me know if you find any more about this new treatment
mrs_susan74280 Tez22
Posted
Please let me no how you get on, as I have been thinking of trying it
lucy1969 ann55375
Posted
Sadly TMS is out of my league financially.
richard56310 ann55375
Posted
**ye, I go through it as well, it's our hearts that need changing - more focus on others less on us - a nightmare but at least practice it. Humble yourself and work continually being content with very little in life. Even then a struggle, A lot of carers have big mental health problems as they largely give Their lives up
ann55375 richard56310
Posted
i am agitated and finding it hard to be content with what i have in life. i am too agitated to help,others i can hardly help my family. i cant cook, clean or garden anymore as concentration has gone. i would love to do these things if i could
McKenny66 ann55375
Posted
For me, I usually try to make myself think more positive. Try some apknite mediation music too. Read some motivation books.
sam18386 ann55375
Posted
but have you tried dark chocolate? Please don't if you're lactose intolerance. If you aren't then you only need 4/6 squares a day to really take the edge of depression and anyway there's never an excuse needed to eat chocolate regardless. I wish you luck, with all seriousness, it sounds like a terribly dark place to be.
arvbuttar ann55375
Posted
Hi,
If you have been treated for depression but your symptoms haven't improved, you may have treatment-resistant depression.In this case, you need to visit a psychiatrist.
Thanks.
ann55375 arvbuttar
Posted
yes im afraid five years on, many antidepresants later, still no better. maybe even worse. psychiatrist says its anxiety. diazepam daily. still no better. hes flummoxed.