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Why don’t anxiety meds work for me?
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My heart breaks for all of you. Why don't doctors warn people how difficult it will be to get off these drugs? God bless Dr. Josef, there should a provider like him in every state, the need is so great. My husband is in a similar situation, sick for over 2 years with Long covid, depressed, anxious, gut issues constantly. He was prescribed over 15 anti depressants over the past 2 years and worst of all, Ativan, nothing helped. Now he is trying to taper ever so slowly off Ativan. My question for you all is how can I as his sole care giver be of the best support to him?
It is a marathon with no finish line in sight.
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@bobandjo
Just be there for him. My husband deserves a medal for all I put him through.
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I feel really badly for Your Husband as I know what he is going through.
Make sure to take care of yourself. Also, my wife says, as she is my caregiver, to make some time for yourself away from your husband with friends, shopping, etc. to get a break.
Is your husband able to get any sleep? That has been a huge issue with Claudia and I. Everything you read states it is impairative to maintain sleep to effectively recover. So, there is the quandary, how do you really break the cycle of depression without proper sleep? That is why these antidepressants are prescribed , but not everyone properly responds. I did not even properly respond to upping my 12.5 mg dose of Paxil even though I had been taking this for over 17 years. It begs to question, is it really low serotonin that is the issue. My guess is that this condition is more about the Dopamatic (Dopamine) system within the brain. My body has been rejecting any SSRI and SNRI medications.
I have been doing so much with therapy and brain retraining programs. Have tried most of the recommendations for treatment resistance depression without noticeable results.
It does seem like a Marathon with no finish line.