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Cannon · 12-03-2007, 08:50 PM

My suggestion is, if you can stand to see another doctor, to go to a psychiatrist. I started taking anti-depressants 5 years ago, and cried copious tears of relief when the psychiatrist said, "we will find the right thing to make you feel better." In my case, it is a mixture of three different meds.

I have had other doctors say, oh why all 3, and I say, becuase it works for me. I did have one doctor who asked who the psychiatrist was, and said "she really knows what she's doing."

I also see a therapist (only see the psychiatrist once a year, as long as all the meds are working) - studies show that meds work better in combination with talk therapy.

Best of luck,
Rebecca

12-03-2007, 08:50 PM	#3
Cannon Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 203	My suggestion is, if you can stand to see another doctor, to go to a psychiatrist. I started taking anti-depressants 5 years ago, and cried copious tears of relief when the psychiatrist said, "we will find the right thing to make you feel better." In my case, it is a mixture of three different meds. I have had other doctors say, oh why all 3, and I say, becuase it works for me. I did have one doctor who asked who the psychiatrist was, and said "she really knows what she's doing." I also see a therapist (only see the psychiatrist once a year, as long as all the meds are working) - studies show that meds work better in combination with talk therapy. Best of luck, Rebecca __________________ Dx 8/06 Age 43 Stage IIIA multifocal throughout breast, largest tumor 5 cm, grade 3, comedo, ER+PR+HER+++ Neoadjuvant A/C 4X Dose Dense 11/06 Bilateral Mastectomy (no choice on the right, my choice on the left) Taxol+Herceptin weekly x12, continuing with Herceptin, finished one year in 12/07 33 Rads Femara for 5+ years, staying on (started with Arimidex, switched after about a month, much happier) Abnormal brain MRI shows no cancer, but "extensive white matter diease" - unknown cause BRCA negative - lots of cancer in my family survivor of thyroid cancer also have Crohn's disease CT and bone scan say NED as of 5/13 dx with severe cardiomyopathy 5/12 (likely due to chemo and Herceptin), ejection fraction in low 20's, now up to 40, went to 50, latest read 12/13 is back down to 35 1/13 Acute pancreatitis - are you kidding me? 9/13 started Humira for Crohn's. starting to have some energy again B12 and Vit D both needed supplementation Cataracts in both eyes noted 6/12 - surgery in the next 2-4 years? 4/14 Kidney stones/blockage/infection - related to Crohn's Disease 5/14 My aunt passed away - she was diagnosed after I was with Stage I - not Her2+, then Stage 4 for about one year 6/14 Scans - still NED, thank God. However, broken rib (I didn't notice) lots of bone degeneration osteopenia/osteoporosis. I also still have cardiomyopathy secondary to chemo.