Depression

[mauv]

I am really struggling with depression. I am antidepressant resistent. I have tried everything. Tried ECT and magnetic therapy. Had 32 trans magnetic stimulation txs Mon-Fri in Oct and Nov. I know I will hang in there. I hang in there and then I go into a deep depression when it gets harder and harder to hang in there. I know this is a disease. I. need encouragement from those who know what I am going thru. I am 79 and have suffered with Major depression since age 21. Pills worked till 3 yrs ago.

[Dolphin14]

Mauv

Have they tried any other meds for you, mood stabilizers or anti psychotic?

Did you have that gene testing done regarding your resistance to the anti depressants?

It's a very difficult illness as we go through so many ups and downs. What do you use as coping skills?

We are a community of people who understand what you are going through. We can support you

🐬

[mauv in reply to Dolphin14]

I have tried mood stabilizer’s Lithium, Tobromax, Lamactil, Gabapenten.with no results and 3 anti psychotics Seroquel, Abilify Geodon. My coping skills are Walk my dog 3 times during the day. Crochet on my afghan. Read my Scripture cards and devotions and say a short prayer. Text my daughter as it is hard to call her. Listen to music. Try to keep up playing cards with the girls every Thursday. Take a bath. Garden for th an hour. Watch old movies on the T.V. Buy myself inexpensive flowers if I am up to going to town. Make contact with this support group. Continue to talk up my psychologist once a weeek. Call or text a friend. Have the leaders in my Celebrate Recovery pray for me. Go to church if I am able. Play games on my I- Pad. Sometimes I just play with my cats. Hope I didn’t exhaust you.

[Dolphin14 in reply to mauv]

Wow!

Well you are giving it your all. I'm so sorry none of this is helping you to stabilize.

I hope this group helps you.

[mauv in reply to Dolphin14]

My psychiatrist doesn’t think gene testing would be worth it since I have tried most of the antidepressants available. The newest ones are way out of my budget range. I am trying Zoloft 100mg. That was one of the first antidepressant I tried so she wants to go back and start again, to see if any of the old ones would kick in.

[Dolphin14 in reply to mauv]

That makes sense, you have a good amount on that info now anyway.

Maybe that Zoloft will work for you. Don't lose hope

[Craigliving4Jane]

Hi Mauv

First of all, I wanna let you know how much sympathy I have for your depression. I was about the same age when I ran into my depression also and didn’t have a clue what was going on with me until 40 years later. it was kind of in and out for me in my younger years

I really like the questions and comments made by Dolphin and I hope you will answer those so people on here can see if there’s something that you haven’t tried or some idea that might help.

I tried to get my family and friends to help with this kind of thing, since I was oblivious to groups like this, and such ways to look for new answers to my depression, anxiety. I’m bipolar, they say mildly, but my symptoms at times have been pretty darn awful so I can really relate to your pain.

If it’s OK, I’d like to pray for you for solutions and relief and I wish you nothing but great luck going forward

Much love.

Craig

[mauv in reply to Craigliving4Jane]

Hi, I would appreciate your prayers. I am a believer!

[Sunrisetabby]

Have you tried the FDA-approved esketamine nasal spry. After I did a full course of TMS last spring and it did nothing, I reluctantly started the esketamine last fall. For me, the esketamine was a game changer in terms of my perspective and eventually my depression. It took about three months for me to notice a difference, but after about 4 months the difference has been profound. Although I was on a cabinet full of prescribed medications, I don't know why I was reluctant to try the esketamine, but for me it worked.

[mauv in reply to Sunrisetabby]

Sunrisetabby, I live in a small rural community and tx would be a hour and thirty minutes away and I don’t drive accept in town. We do have a shuttle service so I will look into it.