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Posted by rjlockhart04-08 on January 11, 2012, at 23:39:40
Many times here in the past that I have demanded attnetion, advice that I never even used and I wasted people's vital time. Right now its not an urgent sitaution but its a situtation that I am very miserable living in and I am hurting very bad. It's just hard to show. I've called my doctor and I have told her what is going on but the deal is with her is she is not that compassionate and will say that I am drug seeking for medication. I HATE this doctor.
I am trapped in this situation and have no idea of what to do. I feel that all of my attempts have failed. I've got to keep trying. I can't give up even thought I already have a couple times. There's sometimes that I just can't get out of this depression but I am going to have to because I can't keep doing this over and over again. It's a cycle of insanity, of something very simple. Moving out on my own.
Posted by bleauberry on January 12, 2012, at 6:16:46
In reply to No more foolishness., posted by rjlockhart04-08 on January 11, 2012, at 23:39:40
Ok so the part of your post that stood out in my mind was "I feel that all of my attempts have failed".....
Ok, that sounds bad, right? Actually it isn't. It's good. It has told you what NOT to do for your depression. In other words, if we had a long list of meds, supps, herbs, strategies, to deal with depression, you just eliminated a bunch of them, so now you can turn a different direction to look at the ones you didn't do. I'm just guessing, cuz I don't know, but by this point you probably have learned that there isn't much if anything that a doctor can wriite a prescription for that is going to give you a new lease on life. If there is a med that will do that and you already know, then the problem is the choice of doctors....you need to get one who will prescribe what you want. Otherwise, there is a strong need at this time to close doors on things that don't work and look elsewhere.
Right off the bat I would mention rhodiola rosea for starters.
Secondly, food. Yeah, the grocery cart. People don't realize what kind of power the body gains when it is fueled by nutrient dense organic foods with zero crap in there. This alone is worth about 1 to 3 points of improvement on a 1-10 depression scale. Do you feel better on a high protein diet or a high carb diet? How do you feel if you don't eat any wheat products for 2 weeks and instead substitute them with gluten free products? How do you feel if you don't eat cow dairy for 2 weeks? How do you feel after a couple months when 3/4 of your meal or snack plates have colors and veggies on them instead of other crap? These are all questions you need to answer for yourself through self problng and experimentation.
We tend to see the world of american medicine as our only answer to our ills. It isn't. There are wonderful plant medicines, and there is Jesus. Invite both of those into your world and see big changes. Leave both of those out of your world and see the insanity continue.
Just how I feel, not scientific, but then, psychiatry isn't either. All I know is when someone has been on a bunch of ssris, snris, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, etc and things are not moving forward, they are barking up the wrong tree in terms of treatment choices. What more proof do we need that these things aren't right for you? One more med? One more after that? Where does it stop? And meanwhile we turn a blind eye to things that might actually work.
Anyway, I am so sorry you are in a bind. You'll get out of it.
Posted by SLS on January 12, 2012, at 6:19:04
In reply to No more foolishness., posted by rjlockhart04-08 on January 11, 2012, at 23:39:40
I don't think that there are too many people on Psycho-Babble who think that you are a waste of time. I don't. You are in a bad situation.
- Scott
Posted by Phillipa on January 12, 2012, at 10:20:21
In reply to Re: No more foolishness. » rjlockhart04-08, posted by SLS on January 12, 2012, at 6:19:04
Hi Matt how is the Dars going? Are they helping you? Love Phillipa
Posted by Laney on January 12, 2012, at 11:47:26
In reply to Re: No more foolishness., posted by Phillipa on January 12, 2012, at 10:20:21
Just know that there are people who are here with no judgements and here to stand with you in whatever it is that's hurting so bad...
Hugs,
Laney
Posted by poser938 on January 12, 2012, at 23:20:27
In reply to No more foolishness., posted by rjlockhart04-08 on January 11, 2012, at 23:39:40
rjlockhart, i am glad you have found this site to come to. seeing you and everyone else on here makes me feel a bit less lonely. it lets me know that i am not alone in suffering. even though you all maybe be a thousand miles away, we are all dealing with something that we cannot control, and something that isnt well understood by medical science. but psychobabble is a site we can all use as a tool in order to start feeling better. there are some very knowledgeable people on here that understand each others situation more than any psychiatrist. and we can offer advice to help each other out. with me right now, i wish i had more advice to give to others, but lately i havent had much confidence in my thoughts and always feel like i am wrong about things. but like i said, i am glad you found this site, and we can all offer you advice in any way we can. i believe i uunderstand your pain at least partly... and i hope you get to feeling better.
Posted by rjlockhart04-08 on January 13, 2012, at 22:41:19
In reply to Re: No more foolishness., posted by bleauberry on January 12, 2012, at 6:16:46
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