Posted by medlib on April 27, 2000, at 13:32:54
In reply to Re: Dr Martin Jensen (Query for JohnL), posted by CarolAnn on April 27, 2000, at 9:24:27
JohnL--Your description of and recommendation for Dr. Jensen's method has already made a difference for me with my pdoc. I took in a couple of your posts, and he agreed to speeded up rx trials and didn't demur about trying Ritalin. (Unfortunately, 10mg. of it BID has made little impact--maybe a slight increase in alertness.) Sadly, I must go see my pdoc (I'm running out of meds) before I receive and have a chance to digest Dr. Jensen's book. I'm looking forward to reading it, because your outline of his method seems intuitively right to me.I think I'll probably be asking Dr.Jensen for a telephone consultation--if either of my docs will cooperate with him. Why would a pdoc be anything other than highly insulted to have a stranger on the telephone take over treatment of one of his patients, expecting him to serve as secretary/nurse? My internist isn't likely to be too thrilled, either. He declared that psych wasn't his balliwick and referred me to a pdoc; he may be unwilling to get involved in something that he's washed his hands of earlier.
In the meantime, I'm unsure of what to ask for from the pdoc next week. My current cocktail (Effexor XR 300mg; Synthroid 0.1mg; and the Ritalin) just isn't cutting it--I'm still dysfunctionally depressed. More Ritalin, other stims? More Effexor? (The last E. bump-up made me sick for 2 wks., but an additional 75mgs. isn't totally out of the question, I guess.) SSRI augmentation? BuSpar was a bust, beta blockers depress me utterly. I'm reluctant to try Remeron because I already have weight problems. Some time ago I tried Wellbutrin, both with and without Prozac--nada. I was on Elavil years before Prozac, but it "pooped out" in 6 months.
I guess that leaves Naltrexone--I don't have a feel for whether that would be worth a trial.It seems unreasonable to make a major change into other classes of meds if I may be consulting Dr. Jensen soon, but it's important to me to do something to maintain a sense of momentum. I have a strong sense that I'm running out of time. If you have any thoughts about my current situation you'd be willing to share, they would be much appreciated.
The fact that you've researched and experimented your way into a med cocktail that works for you is most encouraging--gives others of us some hope; it also enables an obviously valuable person. Thanks for sharing your success with us.
Thanks, too, for your patience with this lengthy saga. If I *do* succeed in finding something that works for me, it will be largely because of your knowledge and your generosity with it.
Best wishes--medlib
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