latest update - poss trigs

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Registered: 05-02-2006
latest update - poss trigs
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Fri, 12-15-2006 - 5:03pm

my pdoc called me yesterday after she had talked with the ect doc. finally someone (ect doc) listened to what i'd been saying ever since ect was brought up....that the main reason i'm so depressed has more to do with the situational depression than the biological part this time. what this means is i'm not a good candidate for ect. plus, it would cause me to lose my licensure as a bus driver because i would have a history of seizures after the treatments were completed.


so, my pdoc has decided to up the cymbalta to its maximum dosage of 120 mgs. she said we'll know by tuesday if that will work. if not, she's going to try me back on lithium on an extremely low dose (300 mgs every other day). if that makes me toxic, she'll pull me off that and max out the wellbutrin at 450 mgs. i don't know what she'll do if none of that works, so i'm hoping one of those options work. and most of all i'm hoping my situational stress dies down a little. hopefully once i get through the holidays it will.


i also met with my tdoc last night and she and i talked about my si urges and how they continued to be strong. i didn't even bother to ask her for my sharps back because i already knew the answer to that question. she reminded me that i'm to call her if i run into crisis, but anymore i don't know when that is. it seems like everyday is a crisis for me to get through and i can't be calling her every day. so i'll see how it goes tonight. right now i'm not in a great place but am holding my own if that makes sense.


thank you all for listening and being so supportive. it really does mean a lot.


traci

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Registered: 09-01-2004
Fri, 12-15-2006 - 7:36pm

Traci,


I'm relieved the ECT doc decided you weren't a good candidate--that takes a whole lot of pressure off your back.