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Posted by blueberry on November 15, 2006, at 17:53:47
My ECT pdoc wants me to restart at twice a week. But with the inability to hold a job during the time (at least a couple months) I could not pay bills and would have collection agencies knocking on the door. My pdoc said ECT is highly effective--I agree--that it is lifesaving--I agree--but that it is intrusive--I agree. Not an option right now. I read somewhere that ECT seizures are exaggerated with prozac...hmmm, I wonder if that is what happened to me with such severe memory loss. Anyway, I sure need it but can't do it. Ouch.
I do not have a pdoc and only one week of meds left in the bottles. Ouch.
The ECT pdoc could not recommend another pdoc.
Ouch.The pdoc who I want and is awesome wouldn't take me. He is 73 years old and had quadruple bypass surgery. Ouch.
I am severely depressed and just started training at a new job and trying as hard as possible to hold back the tears. Ouch.
No idea where to go from here. Ouch. I guess a walk-in to my family doc is in order to see if he can help short-term.
I'm researching my notes to see what worked short-term in the past for me so I can hopefully figure out how to buy some time.
Posted by Phillipa on November 15, 2006, at 18:28:47
In reply to Between a Rock and a Hard Place, posted by blueberry on November 15, 2006, at 17:53:47
Oh blueberry it's so unfair. You find something that works and you can't do it. Love Phillipa
Posted by Squiggles on November 16, 2006, at 10:32:16
In reply to Between a Rock and a Hard Place, posted by blueberry on November 15, 2006, at 17:53:47
>...
> No idea where to go from here. Ouch. I guess a walk-in to my family doc is in order to see if he can help short-term.
>...
I think that's a good idea. A family doctor
may know how to help you medically and practically,
with your financial problems.Good luck.
Squiggles
Posted by SLS on November 16, 2006, at 11:25:07
In reply to Between a Rock and a Hard Place, posted by blueberry on November 15, 2006, at 17:53:47
Have you thought to add nortriptyline and lithium?
- Scott
Posted by Meri-Tuuli on November 16, 2006, at 15:11:46
In reply to Re: Between a Rock and a Hard Place » blueberry, posted by SLS on November 16, 2006, at 11:25:07
You mentioned tyrosine in a previous, and I agree with what you said about it (works well short term, but long-term, who knows?) but perhaps you could try that for a week or two to help you short-term? You don't need a doc's script for it, and you already know it works, and its better benign....just a thought.
Meri
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