HI Delurk,
Thanks for sharing your story. I have a question to ask you down below if you do not mind aswering. In the mean time here is my story.
I am 50 years old and have suffered from anxiety / depression most of my life. First when I was a teenager and then on and off over the past 28 years.
I have been in an exteme anxious state for the past 2 years and am on long term disability from a very high level job. I cannot seem to shake this no matter what. I have genetic defect som I ma unable to take most medications. This is destroyin me and my family. I see 2 physchiartrists a week and nothing helps.
This is tearing me and my family apart. I have always overcome my depression / anxiety but this time nothing works. I think that I have given up!
I have a genetic defect that does not allow my body to process most psychiatric drugs that are processed through the CP450 2D6 enzyme.
I am currently on 200 Mgs of Seroquel and 600 Mgs of Gabapentine and upto 1.5 Mgs of Ativan. These are not working out so well for me either.
I have tried a whole host of medications over that past 2 years without any success. I had been on a very low dose of Zoloft for about 5 years and all of a sudden it just stopped working. When I was on the drug I became very manic and I had to go off of it. My blood was sent to the Mayo Clinic for testing and this identified my genetic problem.
I have tried Remeron, Celexa, Buspar, just being on Ativan, Clenazpam, Prozac, Sinequan, Norpramin and Triadapin. None of these worked for me at all.
I am very concerned that nothing is working for me and that I may wind up in the hospital. This TERRIFIES ME!!!!!!!!!!
Can you tell me what happens in the hospital if you care to share. I would appreciate it.
Thanks
Torstanley.
