Some treatment options just don’t work

Another change in medications. The last time I saw my doc, he prescribed a new group of drugs for me to take in addition to what I was already taking; this combination has been shown in studies to be effective with “treatment resistant” clinically depressed people like me, supposedly increasing energy and motivation, in addition to easing the symptoms of depression. He showed me the journal article. Well, this combination of three new drugs didn’t work for me, and I am not refilling any prescriptions. Instead of any benefit, instead my grouchiness increased, my cluster headaches got worse and more numerous, and I ended up with less motivation and less energy. And, worst of all, I gained so much weight that none of my jeans fit me any more. This “treatment resistant” stuff sucks.

~ by Thor on December 23, 2007.