Θεραπεία από σοβαρή κατάθλιψη και διαταραχή μετατραυματικού στρές (PTSD)

R. Z. (43), Μελβούρνη (Αυστραλία)

Ήδη από την παιδική μου ηλικία είχα κατάθλιψη. Ο πατέρας μου ήταν συχνά βίαιος απέναντί μου. Ήμουν πάντα πολύ ήσυχη και αγχώδης, και κοιμόμουνα άσχημα. Όταν ήμουν εννέα χρονών κακοποιήθηκα. Η οικογένειά μου το γνώριζε, αλλά δεν έκανε τίποτα για να σταματήσει την κακοποίηση. Όταν ήμουν 16 ετών, προσπάθησα-χωρίς επιτυχία-να αυτοκτονήσω παίρνοντας υπερβολική δόση δισκίων. Στο σχολείο απέτυχα σε όλα τα μαθήματα. Αυτό με έκανε να μισώ τον εαυτό μου ακόμα περισσότερο, και πίστευα ότι δεν ήμουν καλή για τίποτα. Όταν ήμουν 18 ετών έφυγα από το σπίτι. Από τα 22 μου βρισκόμουν πάνω από τέσσερα χρόνια σε ψυχιατρική θεραπεία. Δεν έπαιρνα κανένα φάρμακο εξαιτίας των παρενεργειών. Ο γάμος μου διέλυσε μετά από τρία χρόνια και ο ψυχίατρος που με κούραρε, μου είπε ότι δεν μπορούσε να κάνει τίποτα περισσότερο για μένα. Πέρασα μια οδύσσεια πηγαίνοντας σε ψυχολόγους, ψυχιάτρους, ιατρούς, νοσοκομεία, πνευματικούς θεραπευτές και πρακτικούς. Κάθε φορά που σκεπτόμουν το παρελθόν ένιωθα να εξασθενίζει το σώμα μου. Κρυβόμουν και είχα σοβαρές κρίσεις πανικού σαν να πάθαινα καρδιακή προσβολή. Μετά έχανα τη συνείδηση για ώρες. Κρατούσα τις πόρτες κλειδωμένες και έκλαιγα στον ύπνο μου επί χρόνια. Η κατάθλιψη, οι ανησυχίες και οι κρίσεις πανικού έγιναν πολύ σοβαρές ώστε το 2003 μπήκα σε ψυχιατρική κλινική. Μετά από εξετάσεις τέθηκα σε φαρμακευτική αγωγή (Cipramil, αργότερα Avanza = Mirtazepam) φάρμακα που με βοήθησαν. Νόμιζα ότι όλα ήταν εντάξει, αλλά στην ψυχή μου υπήρχε κάτι που φώναζε δυνατά. Το 2005, με τη βοήθεια ενός ψυχίατρου, προσπάθησα να διακόψω τη φαρμακευτική αγωγή. Όταν μείωσα τη δόση σε ένα δισκίο (30 mg), άρχισαν τα συμπτώματα στέρησης. Είχα εφίδρωσεις, πόνους, άγχος, φόβους, ναυτία και κλειστοφοβία. Αποφάσισα να συνεχίσω να παίρνω το φάρμακο. Για τα συμπτώματα στέρησης μου δώθηκαν υπνωτικά χάπια και Valium, αλλά όταν πήρα Avanza στην δόση των 60 mg τα συμπτώματα στέρησης εξαφανίστηκαν. Αυτό ήταν μια μεγάλη απογοήτευση για μένα γιατί τότε είδα ότι ήμουν εξαρτημένη από αυτό το φάρμακο. Είχα την αίσθηση ότι θα περάσω το υπόλοιπο της ζωής μου με θεραπείες και γιατρούς. Η κατάθλιψη ήταν τόσο σοβαρή που συνέχισα να κλαίω πολύ, πονούσα παντού και θέλησα να βάλω τέλος στη ζωή μου. Προγραμμάτισα την αυτοκτονία μου για την 1η Ιουλίου 2007.

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