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Re: Depression and/or moderate SP? » LyndaK

Posted by bluedog on November 22, 2002, at 5:05:05

In reply to Re: Depression and/or moderate SP? » bluedog, posted by LyndaK on November 22, 2002, at 2:37:35

> Bluedog,
> I'm curious why you didn't go back to Aurorix if it worked so well.?


That's a very good question. When I was finally referred to my psychiatrist I was in such a bad state that I simply went along with what he considered would be the best medication for my condition at the time, which was the EFFEXOR. Once I was on the EFFEXOR because I was getting an anti-depressant effect I was very reluctant to change to anything else.

Even until recently I never really questioned my psychiatrist and simply went along with whatever he recommended for my treatment. I can say that I didn't really care about my treatment that much because I was drinking myself to oblivion almost every night and my appointments with my psychiatrist were usually in the haze of a chronic hangover. I was simply not thinking straight at the time.

At the moment I am very pleased with the PROZAC and it's helping my social anxiety and depression to such an extent that I have recently become much more assertive and have started taking a much more active interest in my treatment. For example I only really discovered the difference between MAOI's and SSRI's about 3 months ago.

When I was taking the AURORIX 7-8 years ago my social anxiety was not even diagnosed. Only the depression was recognised by my GP at the time. I was only diagnosed with social anxiety after I was referred to my psychiatrist which is about 18 months ago now. If the PROZAC stops working I will definitely discuss the option of going to AURORIX with my psychiatrist but I get the feeling he is not really that keen on the MAOI's


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