Need a little support for Friday AM appointment

[kickysnana]

I have to see a new therapist at the new pain clinic I was referred to. I sent in my two pages of questions with my the answers and a lot of footnoting and got a letter to day that that yielded a "diagnosis" mildly anxious and moderately depressed. Sounds about right I don't know what to expect, or ask for as I am not into this any more. My PC doc has been prescribing for me and I have been seeing a PSW from time to time to deal with depression linked to grief.

This is a highly recommended group but I have good reason for anxiety. I am definitly a square peg in a round hole world. I was sent to the only clinic in the city that took MA back in the 1990's and just managed to slip out of the grasp of this dragon lady:

HEADLINE: Jury awards patient $2.6 million; Verdict finds therapist
Humenansky liable in repressed-memory trial
http://www.stopbadtherapy.com/resource/article/diane1.shtml

During the first session she repeatedly asking me if I could have been sexually abused as a child and I could honestly say no but that but the vibe from her was that she was a "soul eater" and something told me not to stay. I asked to be reassigned immediately and got a wonderful disabled PSW who not only helped me but spoke on my behalf to my kids school and recommended someone for my 11 year old who had a bout of situational depression. He bounced back better than ever.

I am doing OK on Prozac for anxiety and a tiny amount of Pamelor that helps with pain and sleep. Celexa made things worse. Elavil made me too sleepy until about 5pm. I took one pre Prozac drug that I cannot recall but that is all.

So any advice, good wishes would be much appreciated.

[elleng]

1. BEST wishes!

[PoliticAverse]

2. Best wishes to you! n/t

[hunter]

3. Best wishes to you!

Don't underestimate chronic pain's contribution to depression.

I tend to hurt more when I'm depressed, other people tend to be more depressed when they hurt.

Pay attention to both!



Sometimes finding the right drugs requires patience. I'm on the merry-go-round at the moment, but things could be worse. Moving is always better than not moving, even if it feels you've been on the ride before...

[TexasBushwhacker]

4. Actually, many people take Cymbalta for chronic pain

I was in a psych hospital in 1990 that ended up being shut down because of the whole "ritual sexual abuse" that they were diagnosing everyone with. I agree with you about Elavil. At first I thought it was great because I finally got some sleep. After about 2 weeks on it I was sleeping 14 hours a day.

[kickysnana]

6. Thanks

I grateful I have no jitters to today, just a bit of apprehension but the two feet of snow the last two days will make the trip a lot harder than I had hoped and I am at the mercy of the cold below 40 degrees and it is staying at 30 all day they say. I can go into anaphylactic shock shock anywhere between immediately and 12 hours later. I have enough clohing a face mask and an electric start so I should be OK baring accident or mishap. Trying to call a medivan or cab today would be a fools errand.

Last year we had our AC on starting in March. The weather is never boring or predictable in Minnesota.

[fizzgig]

5. my best to you

i hope the therapist is a good fit.

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