They're quite the combo tbh. I've tried at least a dozen different meds and plenty of natropathic remedies. My therapist recently mentioned Ketamine Therapy and I've looked into a bit since then. I am very hesitant to try it bc I was given it in the Emergency Room once when I was around 14 or 15 and it totally freaked me out. I was hearing voices, couldn't see anything at all, and it lasted a LONG ass time as well!!!!
Not personally but I am aware of people who do experience it.
And I have an interest in the options open to them when they are truly resistant, ketamine injections being one.
I urge you to really do your research though.
Also I have learnt the hard way my mental health may not actually be completely just mental - I am actually currently being trialled on HRT as I have nearly every symptom of the menopause transition - despite being only 38 and confirmed by my endo biopsy pipelle. So could very well have been hormonal all along and my 337.5mg of venlafaxine may be unnecessary after all
yeah, Effexor helped my brother a lot so I was put on it as well. Does absolutely nothing for me unfortunately. I've tried at minimum 8 meds for my depression and a couple helped for very very short amounts of time and then nothing even after dosage increases. I've looked into Ketamine treatment therapy recently and it sounds like it has very positive outcomes for treatment resistant depression AND my insurance will actually pay for it (idk for how many treatments they'll pull through on tho)!!!!! The only thing holding me back is the reaction I had to it as a teenager.
I don't know what qualifies as treatment resistant but I've been at this for years with so many med changes, hospital and residential treatment, and any perceived improvement doesn't last. Sorry to hear you're stuck too
maybe try to bring up treatment resistant depression at your next Dr's appointment? Fortunately for me I have an amazing therapist who advocates for me consistently and that really has helped a lot. I honestly didn't even realize how much push back I was getting from most of my Dr's because I was used to it. As a woman, I am often brushed off or considered to be exaggerating my symptoms bc of my gender and there are actual statistics on this topic. Hope you get some relief soon!
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Does anyone have experience with Treatment Resistant Depression? I am at my wits end and feeling extremely hopelessđ
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