Posted by brynb on May 9, 2013, at 14:05:15
I've posted a similar thread before, but what constitutes remission? For instance, I believe five years is the mark with certain cancers.
I know I'm far from remission, but I've been feeling good and as close to normal as I can remember for two weeks straight now (a long time for me to be stable). Prior to this, I was undergoing Ketamine treatment, which had helped, but I wasn't stable and had a lot of mood fluctuations.As of two weeks ago, I added Tramadol to my med regimen and began rTMS. Both seemingly worked quickly; I'm sleeping normally, getting out and pretty much functioning. I'm still having problems with motivation, but at least I'm making an effort. While I'm thrilled with this progress, I'm understandably concerned that it won't last as my last depressive funk lasted for months and I was getting slammed with a few depressive episodes a year. Could this new med combo and the rTMS (right off of Ketamine treatment) indeed be what I needed?
So, how long a period must one be ok to be in remission? I'm interested in hearing others' feedback and experiences.
Thanks.
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