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Posted by rjk on August 11, 2002, at 9:45:40
Combining Remeron and Effexor has left my brain so sensitive to meds that I dare not take any more.Will it ever recover from the damage caused by this combo?
Posted by cybercafe on August 11, 2002, at 11:18:31
In reply to Will my brain ever recover from A/Ds, posted by rjk on August 11, 2002, at 9:45:40
> Combining Remeron and Effexor has left my brain so sensitive to meds that I dare not take any more.Will it ever recover from the damage caused by this combo?
i suppose that depends on what your criteria for "recovery" is
will anyone ever be 100% the same as they were a few months ago? No. No one
Posted by katekite on August 11, 2002, at 12:20:14
In reply to Will my brain ever recover from A/Ds, posted by rjk on August 11, 2002, at 9:45:40
My dad had an ulcer for some five years before they discovered there was an infectious component to ulcers. He was disabled in the sense that he was always in discomfort and could not go too far away from a bathroom. He got a nasty personality from it, too. When they published about H pylori being involved in ulcers he went and got treated. It took his gut a long long time to recover but he is normal now. His experience gives me hope: he thought he had a permanently damaged system that would never recover.
Of course brains are sensitive -- but they do have mechanisms for repair just like the rest of the body. Neurons can grow, can be repaired to some extent, slowly.
I don't know if you will recover, but you very well might. Brains can heal.
Kate
Posted by inertia on August 12, 2002, at 15:30:23
In reply to Will my brain ever recover from A/Ds, posted by rjk on August 11, 2002, at 9:45:40
> Combining Remeron and Effexor has left my brain so sensitive to meds that I dare not take any more.Will it ever recover from the damage caused by this combo?
I agree with katekite: never say never! I have been on many antidepressants and have had ECT and I can tell from my experience that I have had periods where my depression cleared and I was 100% normal.
I have relapsed since then, but I think it's more probable that it is due to the fact that I was untreated for a long time and developed refractory cycling.
When I'm depressed, which is often, I feel as if I will never get well and that my brain has been permanently damaged. However, when I feel well, even if it's for a few hours, I feel as though I've finally whipped this thing and I will never be sick again.
I don't think anyone can say our brains will never recover.
Posted by Mr. Scott on August 13, 2002, at 0:38:16
In reply to Re: Will my brain ever recover from A/Ds, posted by inertia on August 12, 2002, at 15:30:23
Inertia you sound like me.. Are your manias always mild. Mine go unnoticed well mostly anyways..It's the frequent depressions that ruin me.
Just Curious if you care to share..
Scott
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