I've been battling depression my whole life (36 years). I have had times when it lifted, but the past year has been one extended fog. I was on Effexor for several years, and over the past year have been attempting to find a new medication that works. How do people survive while looking for a new medication? How do I keep a job? How do I show up every day? No job means no health insurance means no way to afford the care I believe I need.
How often should my medications be switched. Over the past 3-4 months I've been on so many different combinations that I can't keep them straight. Last week I was on 600mg Trileptal, 30mg Remeron, 50-150mg trazadone. My doctor took me off the Trileptal and Remeron (in one day) and now I take 5mg Zyprexa. I feel like a guinea pig, except I have to bear the burden of the emotional lows.
Can anyone give me hope and energy to keep this hopeless fight going? After a year of this deeper depression than the norm, I am completely worn out.
