[QUOTE=yawmwen;33338775]My psychologist had an M.D. She was a doctor but her title was a pediatric psychologist.[/QUOTE]
Psychiatrists can do most of what Psychologists do, the main difference is that Psychiatrists have prescribing powers. If you're telling me your Doctor had an MD and they can prescribe drugs, then they're more then likely a Psychiatrist not Psychologist (it's easy to confuse the two).
[QUOTE=InvaderNouga;33338807]Psychiatrists can do most of what Psychologists do, the main difference is that Psychiatrists have prescribing powers. If you're telling me your Doctor had an MD and they can prescribe drugs, then they're more then likely a Psychiatrist not Psychologist (it's easy to confuse the two).[/QUOTE]
I'm telling you what I know. She was a pediatric psychologist and prescribed me medicine. She had an MD as well. If what you're saying is true, that psychiatrists generally have prescribing powers while psychologists don't, then she was at the very least an exception to that rule.
[QUOTE=yawmwen;33338829]I'm telling you what I know. She was a pediatric psychologist and prescribed me medicine. She had an MD as well. If what you're saying is true, that psychiatrists generally have prescribing powers while psychologists don't, then she was at the very least an exception to that rule.[/QUOTE]
Ok well I guess you live in a pretty weird state then. Haha. Your Doctor was most likely a Psychiatrist. But there's no point in arguing over it so we can agree to disagree.
Okay to put a wrench in the cog between this psychiatrist/psycholigist/therapist thing, the one I'm seeing can't prescribe medication, which is why she recommend I see someone else to get me on anti-depressants. Her description of the 'depression is a choice' isn't so simple and benign as "lol stop being sad and be happy instead!" so much as there are very much means to train and habituate your mind into thinking more positive and avoiding depressing thoughts. Those are for people with a more short-term depressive episode that result from life issues, though, not individuals like myself who really don't have any reason for their depression and I just have no control over it.
Anyway, I just started taking 10mg of Cipralex. I spent the entire last week taking 5mg of Cipralex so this is my increase of dose. No, I won't stop taking my medication, but it was an incredibly appealing thought after that episode of anxiety.
[QUOTE=Exploits;33338918]Okay to put a wrench in the cog between this psychiatrist/psycholigist/therapist thing, the one I'm seeing can't prescribe medication, which is why she recommend I see someone else to get me on anti-depressants. Her description of the 'depression is a choice' isn't so simple and benign as "lol stop being sad and be happy instead!" so much as there are very much means to train and habituate your mind into thinking more positive and avoiding depressing thoughts. Those are for people with a more short-term depressive episode that result from life issues, though, not individuals like myself who really don't have any reason for their depression and I just have no control over it.
Anyway, I just started taking 10mg of Cipralex. I spent the entire last week taking 5mg of Cipralex so this is my increase of dose. No, I won't stop taking my medication, but it was an incredibly appealing thought after that episode of anxiety.[/QUOTE]
are you diagnosed with anything?
Nothing officially, but my depression is genetic and I have manic traits.
[QUOTE=Exploits;33344310]Nothing officially, but my depression is genetic and I have manic traits.[/QUOTE]
You're Canadian, can't you just make an appointment with a Psychiatrist and get a diagnoses? I mean I know you don't have a lot of time but surely you can take a day off to visit a shrink.
Also the dizziness might be attributable to depression as well, not the medication. A couple days ago I was so depressed that when I got up out of bed I felt dizzy as fuck, felt sick to my stomach, and all around felt like a piece of shit that couldn't do anything. I'm not on medication and other than for a couple hours in the morning I didn't feel physically ill, just very, very depressed.
[QUOTE=yawmwen;33345223]You're Canadian, can't you just make an appointment with a Psychiatrist and get a diagnoses? I mean I know you don't have a lot of time but surely you can take a day off to visit a shrink.[/QUOTE]
I don't honestly know how said things work, but when I went to my family doctor, he did make me take a few tests to ensure that yes, I was depressed, and he was the one who told me about my manic traits, which I didn't even know I had at the time. I think he would've referenced me to a psychologist if needed, wouldn't he?
Talk to your doctor about switching to a different medicine. It takes a while to find one for you, usually.
Try Prozac. According to my doctor, no side effects and a half life so long you can stop taking it for weeks before it hits you.
A lot of medicines make you feel like trash if you cold turkey it. Never do it on purpose, even if the doctor says there's a half life.
To the OP, i know what you mean about the anxiety, sorry i cant help with the depression stuff.
I get anxiety quite often it can range from 1 week being fine to a month then having it for 2 days up to a week. What I TRY to do is breathing, pulling air into my lungs for 4 seconds holding it for 7 seconds and releasing for 8 seconds, that or just slowly breathing and going for a nice walk with someone you can talk to. I know your pain of going to sleep and thinking "tomorrow everything will be fine" only to wake up with your mind racing followed with some anxiety, I am going to be soon starting to see a psychologist, and hopefully that will help me even more with my problems, also its good to know what triggers your anxiety. For me its mostly sleeping related. Or during the day if i feel dizzy or when im about to fall asleep and i feel like im moving but im not, that drives me crazy, My body start to heat up i feel like im boiling under my covers and i just flip out, but that rarely happens because I have learned how to control it and to be able to tell myself that all these ideas are only in my head, the world is NOT spinning and I will be fine. Personally I am not medicated, and i dont want to be, all of this can be fixed with the power of thought and breathing
That's just my 2 cents
My dad has gone through heaps of doctors and shit because he has sleeping problems. He used to take 1gm of seroquel just to put him to sleep at night. Around about 2 docs later one checked him for diabetes and it turned out his blood was really thick (the blood level showed 23) and his body kept telling him to get up and drink water so his blood would'nt be so thick. That was another problem, he also drank a shitload of water. It was a bit of a rollercoaster ride as he had to juggle other drugs around (thats why the doctors did'nt bother checking for anything else) because he has bipolar,schizophrenia,depression and paranoia.
[QUOTE=yawmwen;33338691]That's called winging it. Don't get me wrong, I'm not downplaying the work doctors do. However, with prescribing antidepressants, it's just a crapshoot and they have to use guesswork to find the right one.[/QUOTE]
Winging it implies carelessness. Psychiatrists don't just wing it.
And it isn't a total crapshoot, there are different kinds of depression that can help determine the best drug to try. Like seasonal affective disorder might be better treated by one type than another, etc
Wow. Take care OP. I hope everything will get better.
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