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Originally Posted by nbentley97
I have had a history of depression...which really got worse after my husband passed away a year ago. Was finally improving was on Wellbutrin & Adderal (for ADD) but then this past March I had a severe fall...which gave me a fractured nose, wrist, & TBI...the TBI was diagnosed later...due to the fact the ER I went to didn't do a CT scan. Was having memory problems...some speech stuttering & slight gait problem. Then the end of the same month I had a grand mal seizure...with some further oral injury... but this time I was admitted (a different hospital) & throughly checked out. Conclusion was seizure from the TBI & medication. Was taken off the combination of Wellburtrin & Adderal & put on Keppra for seizures & now on Pristiq 50mg & Neurotin for the last 3 months. Not much improvement but psych dictor told me to stay at the dose & hang in there. The Neurontin has been steadly increased for sleep...now up to 900mg at night. I only get dressed when I have to...cleaning house & paying bills is impossible. Dr now wants me to go to psych therapy....so tired of being a mess...any thought on medications... Pristiq & Neurotin ?
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DEFINITELY go to psych therapy. The right one can really help. Plus it will get you out of the house once a week. Works for me
Follow doctor's orders but request new meds after six months if the Pristiq (which I've heard very good things about) doesn't start working. I took Cymbalta and it worked for years, I think Pristiq is the new improved Cymbalta. Other people might give different, better advice. You will get more responses, believe me.
I take Neurontin for pain and depression. Don't know if it helps but its cheap and physically quite harmless on the body)
For a month straight I answered the door for my Chinese food covered by a sheet because I didn't feel like dressing. Now, even if I don't leave the house I still get dressed. I've been in the psych ward for depression too. no shame in that if it ever gets that bad. It's kind of boring but better than the alternative, God forbid.
This injury stinks and definitely is harder on people with previous history of depression, like us, but it is not who we are.
And you matter..at least to me. And you will see other people that care answer. Believe me, sometimes these people are all I have, and that is enough at the time.
I might be putting my nose where it doesn't belong, but I think your husband would want you to get as much help as possible and be happy.....