yourjazzman
Greenlighter
- Joined
- Mar 22, 2012
- Messages
- 6
Dear Bluelighters,
I was originally diagnosed with severe depression at the age of 16. I have seen many different psychiatrists and was prescribed many different drug regiments over the past 8 years. SSRI’s, SNRI’s, NDRI’s, Benzo’s. Nothing works and I had horrible side effects. I have tried to commit suicide because of the mental pain was unbearable. I tried self medicating with opiates for 1 year. While I initially felt much better but the side effects and tolerance building made it harder and harder to continue on my own. I recently moved to Seattle and I’m having a hard time managing my depression and anxiety. I went to a number of psychiatrists in Seattle including at University of Washington but got the same answers. I am willing to go any where for help. I’m sure someone out there has similar history and went through a lot of the same pain that I’m currently going through. I hope to be able to hear more about your experiences and share any advice about various treatment options and where I can go for treatment. I hope to find a good open minded psychiatrist who understands my problems and can help me. Thank you and I look forward to your replies.
I was originally diagnosed with severe depression at the age of 16. I have seen many different psychiatrists and was prescribed many different drug regiments over the past 8 years. SSRI’s, SNRI’s, NDRI’s, Benzo’s. Nothing works and I had horrible side effects. I have tried to commit suicide because of the mental pain was unbearable. I tried self medicating with opiates for 1 year. While I initially felt much better but the side effects and tolerance building made it harder and harder to continue on my own. I recently moved to Seattle and I’m having a hard time managing my depression and anxiety. I went to a number of psychiatrists in Seattle including at University of Washington but got the same answers. I am willing to go any where for help. I’m sure someone out there has similar history and went through a lot of the same pain that I’m currently going through. I hope to be able to hear more about your experiences and share any advice about various treatment options and where I can go for treatment. I hope to find a good open minded psychiatrist who understands my problems and can help me. Thank you and I look forward to your replies.
