I wonder if my doctor has my best intentions in mind. The last bombshell he dropped on me, be hospitalized and stop taking 6 meds so I can switch to another class, that he has wasted the last year. I know it is difficult to get the right person on the right drug but a year. Severe major depression disorder, treatment reistance, generalized anxiety disorder, post traumatic stress disorder I wonder if this is how my doctor sees me. What about Terry, 32 years old, married and a father. Sorry for ranting but I need to sleep tonight and doing this helps me sleep

take care
trg247

The same thing has crossed my mind about my dr. However, your depression is more complex. Even in a hospital, coming off six meds is more than I could handle. What does he think will happen when all of your symptoms come back full blast??

One week to come off meds (if I read that right) is a little rediculous to me. We are told that 10% a week is safe. I just don't know what your dr is thinking. One year isn't anything to him. He still gets paid, goes on vacation, and uses all the money that comes from patients.

The only suggestion I can come up with is to make an appt. and tell him you just want to talk about meds and what he thinks he can put you on that will control all the symtomsm with one or two drugs.

Sorry you're going through this. Hope you can get some sleep.
Best Wishes and Good Luck...........WW

trg247, maybe you should think seriously about changing your doctor. I can't believe how many meds he's got you on! I changed my p-doc a few months ago. He's wasn't in the least interested in my problems and just used to try to get me out of the door as quickly as possible. He didn't treat me like I was a person. He treated me like I was merely a machine that had "broken down". He completely ignored my history, the things in my past that could be contributing to my depression, and instead took the naive and simplistic view that pills could cure everything -- that all he needed to do was to prescribe pills and everything would miraculously be all right. After seeing a very good psychotherapist I realised that my depression wouldn't resolve itself until I came to terms with certain things that happened to me in the past; that my depression wasn't just a "chemical imbalance", as my former p-doc had presumed; that I was much more that just a malfunctioning brain. The p-doc I'm seeing now is much more humane and understanding and doesn't just prescribe pills willy-nilly -- like they're sweeties. It sounds like you've been seeing your doctor for a while now, without much success. I'd definitely think about giving someone else a try.

Hope this helps.

Best,

Dave_81

I am not sure about any of these medications anymore. I've been on many and they work for a bit and than make me feel worse. The Dr. says I dont know why that medication acted that way. Here is a new one and pay the receptionist 250 are your way out!!! :mad:

the problem I have in switching doctors is that they all work in the same office/hospital and I would imagine they all would say the same thing. I get by now, I am not happy but I am use to that. People in my life are leaving me and I had/have to accept that. Maybe this is the life I am suppose to live

thanks for the support
trg247