consult went well

poet_kelly
on 3/29/11 10:07 am - OH
I am home and I am exhausted.  Traffice was awful and it's a 90 minute drive and we got lost trying to get from the office back to the highway.  Plus, it's hard for a depressed person to sit still and pay attention to a 90 minute conversation, even if it is all about me so I should be at least kinda interested in it.

I took a list with me of all the meds I've tried in the past.  I had 30 drugs on that list.  He went down the whole list and wanted to know what happened with every single one - did it help at all, did it have no effect, bad side effects, why did I stop taking it, etc?  Try remembering why you quit taking a particular pill 20 years ago!  Then he asked about a few other meds, if I'd ever tried them, and found I'd forgotten at least one.  So I have tried 31 meds for depression.  Can you imagine?

I have to have a physical, lab work and EKG, which I will probably be doing Thursday.  Then I should be starting treatments either Friday or next Monday.

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Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR.  If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor.  Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me.  If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her.    Check out my blog.

 

Lady Lithia
on 3/29/11 10:09 am
Sounds enccouraging. Hope this is your solution.

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nfarris79
on 3/29/11 10:10 am - Germantown, MD
 Very happy for you that your consult went well! 

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Amy T.
on 3/29/11 10:14 am - CA
Sounds encouraging!   I hope and pray you find something that works for you soon.


Amy
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ANNI D.
on 3/29/11 10:16 am

I sincerely hope that this treatment does well for you. My old pshyc recommended this for me because of drug resistant depression, but I'll admit I was too chicken to go through with it. Luckily I'm doing better now. You are a very brave woman, you know you need something different and I respect you for doing this therapy. Good luck and keep us posted. We wouldnt want you to get so fed up that you quit educating us!!

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SugarGrl
on 3/29/11 11:15 am
Sounds like they are very interested in helping you out starting by getting a run down on your history.  I hope you see positive results.

    
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MommyosaRose
on 3/30/11 1:58 am

I wish you the best of luck and I hope the treatments give you the help you need and deserve.


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shellbell75
on 3/30/11 2:04 am
Thanks for the update. I was wondering how it went. I have been thru so many drugs myself, but not 31. I really hope this is the solution for you.
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poet_kelly
on 3/30/11 2:06 am - OH
31 is ridiculous, isn't it.  And there are probably more I've forgotten 'cause I've been getting treatment for about 22 years.  And I've tried all these in various combinations and doses, too.

View more of my photos at ObesityHelp.com          Kelly

Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR.  If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor.  Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me.  If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her.    Check out my blog.

 

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