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Hello Everyone:
Has anyone here been tagged as treatment resistant?
Here is what I mean. The meds. that I have taken,
the ssri's are very, very, very stimulating. When I
take them, I get so wired that I cannot sleep, so I
have to quit them. Under my suggestion, I said to
my pdoc, "Is there something I can take to offset
the super wired feeling?" So I'm soon going to
try Clonazepam to see if I can strike a ballance.
I can tollerate such a tiny amount of paxil.
thanks, Scott
Has anyone here been tagged as treatment resistant?
Here is what I mean. The meds. that I have taken,
the ssri's are very, very, very stimulating. When I
take them, I get so wired that I cannot sleep, so I
have to quit them. Under my suggestion, I said to
my pdoc, "Is there something I can take to offset
the super wired feeling?" So I'm soon going to
try Clonazepam to see if I can strike a ballance.
I can tollerate such a tiny amount of paxil.
thanks, Scott
deleted_user
There is no agree as yet as to what exactly constitutes treatment resistant depression. Bottom line though, it is when one repeatedly fails to respond to antidepressants. I have treatment resistant depression. It doesn't sound like you have been on enough different families of medications (only ssris) to meet that definition. They are working very hard on this--thank God--as it is a terrible thing to have.
starfish
Robyn555 said pretty much what I would say - give yourself some time, there are many different kinds of antidepressants, and sometimes it takes a combination to work for you. There are also some non-drug therapies you can try that will supplement your meds, and possibly help you need a lower dose.
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