So the doctor said ...

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So the doctor said ...
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Fri, 10-13-2006 - 4:24pm
... that he thinks the meds I'm on and dosages are just fine, didn't change a thing .. and basically said, in so many
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Fri, 10-13-2006 - 5:28pm

(((Brianne))) I'm sorry you're disappointed. Meds are only a tool. They will never take the anxiety away entirely. Therapy takes time. Your issues didn't come overnight, so it makes sense that it will take time to make some headway. FWIW, I am continually learning what causes some of my anxiety & how my learned behavior sets me up for panic. I find reading the posts here really help because I can glean new ways to cope from others.


I hope you will think positively & keep on, keeping on. That's all we can do. Good luck! jan


 

 


 



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Registered: 05-27-2003
Fri, 10-13-2006 - 6:11pm

hi...i know what you are going through...my doc feels the same way about my meds (and doesnt' want to mess w/them until my baby is born), but in the mean time i'm miserable 50% of the time, and the other 50% of the time i'm just okay...i'm not enjoying life or anything about it!

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Registered: 03-22-2003
Fri, 10-13-2006 - 6:15pm

I think that's good news!

Sheri Ann

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Fri, 10-13-2006 - 11:55pm
I'm so sorry Brianne.
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Sat, 10-14-2006 - 9:25pm
Thanks Jan! *hugz* I will definiltey keep trying .. I seem to have been expecting too much from the medication (like an automatic happy pill or something) but from what I notice, and Tim too, and my Mom lol...
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Sat, 10-14-2006 - 9:27pm
Thanks Heather *hugz* I know the frustration, trust me! I hope you have that baby soon and maybe then they will work with you some more on the meds part!! *hugz*

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Sat, 10-14-2006 - 9:30pm

Hey Sheri Ann ... my Mom said the same thing, she really likes the fact that this doc isn't trying 5 different meds and changing things left and right (as others have done in the past), she likes the consistency and the fact that he thinks things are going well and I need to work on therapy more. I go back in 2.5 months to see him and he did say if I needed anything to call him, so if I do notice a change for the worse or soemthing, I will definitely call.


I need to focus more on the depression now I think. Positive thinking, I have very low self-esteem ... it's just a matter of DOING it, which is the hardest part for me. I've been a negative thinker for so long, it's so hard to just change, especially when I hate change LOL. Things I will bring up in therapy and see what she says. At this point, I'm sort of just lost or stuck, because I'm not sure what will help or what I need to do to feel 100% better!


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Sat, 10-14-2006 - 9:32pm
Thanks Yavonne *hugz* .. as I said in a prev post .. I think I just expect too much from the meds, and too little from therapy .. and that therapy needs to go quicker lol - no patience!! So hopefully, after awhile, things will start to get better ... the meds are certaintly working ... and I just won't expect more than I should from them I suppose! *hugz*