Showing posts with label effects of medication. Show all posts
Showing posts with label effects of medication. Show all posts

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Recovered or Not???

Yesterday I had an appointment with my psychiatrist who got me upset about what I thought was recovery and what he the doctor thought.  He said that I have recovered from (am out of) depression yet I am still on high dosage of medication.  He said that the medication is to keep me away from depression.  So does it mean that I am recovered?

I am disappointed that he is not willing to help me get my housing loan settled by the MRTA, just because he views my case as not permanent (but recurrent), even though the insurers and bank are willing to help.  Even doctors nowadays are insensitive and not compassionate.

Even though he is my attending doctor, he does not know that I am still not stable, that I cannot stay alert, that I cannot multitask, that I do not like crowds, that I dream vividly a lot resulting in me waking up very tired.  My eyes are dilated from the medication causing me to have tensed eyes and increased prescription, at times my hands tremble, I feel tired all the time, etc.

My husband read in the latest Men's Health that most people suffering from depression do not recover with medication, that medication only help 10% of patients.  What is the truth out there?

According to WHO, 20% of world population suffer from a form of mental illness.  What is the recovery rate from taking high dosage of medication like efexor and epilim?