Loss of Hope?

[LizL20]

So I'm a 20 yearold college student. I've never been to a shrink, but I've been given ADs from my family physcian. It seemed to work when I was on Paxil, but I was too sleepy. Now on Effexor, I feel like my life is spinning out of control. Problem is, I don't know if it really is, or if its the depression. My boyfriend of 3 years dumped me. I'm horribly behind in my homework for my classes. I fight constantly with friends/roommates and fear I'm going to have to drop out. I had a 3.91 gpa last year. Sometimes I'm so sad I think about suicide, but I know it would kill my dad if I did so that stops me, but thats the only thing that stops me. My money for college runs out this year and I know I'm going to be in horrible debt for the rest of my life. My mom's a psychiatric nurse, but all she keeps telling me to do is "get control of myself" or "no wonder no one wants to be around you." I don't know if its just the Effexor not working or life just really is that bad right now or what. I get into these rage's and I can't control anything I say or do. I feel constantly ganged up on and attacked. I felt like my boyfriend was the only person who really understood me. And now he's gone. I don't really think I have anyone. My mother and my relationship has gotten to the point where I can't live at home anymore. So I feel like I have no where to go because my friends really don't want me here but my mom really doesn't either. My roommate doesn't really believe in mental illness so I can't talk to her about it. I know this is a depression forum so I'm prolly just one amongst many but do a lot of people feel this way?

[arum]

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[Hensley258]

rliz hit the nail on the head....... DO NOT ALLOW REGULAR FAMILY DOCTORS OR MD's PRESCRIBE PSYCHOTROPIC MEDS FOR YOUR CONDITION...... EVER.

98% of regular physicians do not have the training or experience to proplerly prescribe Psychotropic medications, but they will if you let them. Often times with poor results because they don't fully understand what meds are better for what exact symptoms.

I just can not stress this enough to everyone on this forum. This business of allowing a regular doctor prescribe antidepressant medication has to stop.

I am currently writing letters to every, health organization in the US to consider a Federal Law that prohibits Any doctor from prescribing Psychotropic medications unless they have a special certifcation that proves they have been professionally trained in the use of these medications.

This Law is long over due. Did you know that any MD can prescribe any psycotropic medication with absolutly no training in Psychiatry, or training on how to properly prescribe these drugs?

It's pretty close to just asking a person off the street, "what AD meds would you like to put me on?"

I have seen story after story from people that suffered because they were on totally the wrong AD medication thanks to a regular doctor that didn't understand what he was doing.

Why they continue to do this is beyond me.