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What comes next?

TJCasual Contributor20 June 2018, 6:56 pm AEST

What comes next?

Hi all

Firstly, I hope my message find you well.

I am not sure what to do, I have PTSD and MDD and have been seeing my Psychiatrist and Psychologist for over two years now, and have been on various forms of medications. I have followed all forms of treatment to the letter.

I used to function as a senior executive and now cannot focus for more than a few minutes 😞

I have zero motivation to get up and do things, my wife is fantastic in supporting me and motivating me to do things, I just cannot seem to get around to doing anything.

Each day feel more and more hopeless, I will be speaking about this with my doctor next week.

I was wondering if anyone on this forum has found anything useful? I have been researching the benefits of N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) which is illegal in Australia. There have been reports of some people with PTSD and/or MDD receiving 10 or 20 years worth of Psychotherapy in a few days. Too good to be true?

Any assistance is appreciated.

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AppleblossomSenior Contributor20 June 2018, 7:36 pm AEST

Re: What comes next?

I am not in favour of med only treatment.

A lot would depend on the causes and how effectively they are treated. @TJ

Its extra difficult when you are used to high achievement.

Glad you have a supportive wife.

Take Care

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utopiaSenior Contributor22 June 2018, 2:36 pm AEST

Re: What comes next?

@TJ. Many things can help with depression and PTSD. But a lot has to do with the trauma that brought this on & how long ago the trauma was.

I had a trauma at work that resulted in PTSD. Around a year later I had EMDR Therapy (eye movement disorder reprogramming). It was really successful for me. NO more struggling with panic attacks.

I've read a few articles about certain 'drugs' & mental health. I'm not convinced yet. As a lot of the 'research' I've read have been very small studies. Some with 6 people. Some with 20.

Until studies are done with larger numbers of people and the full list of pro's and con's are listed, I'd be cautious about trying this type of 'treatment'.

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Unknown userMember24 July 2018, 4:58 pm AEST

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Hi @TJ

Sounds like you've been doing all the right things to look after yourself and to reach out for support. Everyone has different treatment needs depending on their illness and life experience. There's a whole lot of information out there on treatments for mental illness and it's always good to raise any queries you have about potential medications or therapies with your treatment team. How did you go with the doctor?

Motivation can be a real struggle when you're living with depresssion too. If yo're intereted in learning more about behavioural strategies for depression you might like to check out this link.

Hope things do start to improve in time with the right support. Take care @TJ

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TJCasual Contributor11 Sept 2018, 12:36 pm AEST

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Thank you Margot. I have been offline for a while as I have been and unfortunately still am quite low in mood, and feeling withdrawn.

@Former-Member wrote:
Hi @TJ
Sounds like you've been doing all the right things to look after yourself and to reach out for support. Everyone has different treatment needs depending on their illness and life experience. There's a whole lot of information out there on treatments for mental illness and it's always good to raise any queries you have about potential medications or therapies with your treatment team. How did you go with the doctor?
Motivation can be a real struggle when you're living with depresssion too. If yo're intereted in learning more about behavioural strategies for depression you might like to check out this link.
Hope things do start to improve in time with the right support. Take care @TJ

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Unknown userMember11 Sept 2018, 5:11 pm AEST

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Hi @TJ,

I just wanted to let you know that Margo has left SANE. I'm really sorry to hear things have been challenging for you lately. Make sure you reach out on the forum and to your supports in this time while that low mood is making itself known.

Take care JG

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