![]() ![]() I have a life that should allow for the latter and am very grateful for a lot of the people and things in my life, but not with any accompanying joy or happiness. In my family, xanax and amitryptiline (sp?) seem to have been beneficial and I wonder if there is anyone out there who has had good results with the same meds that a family member has benefited from? Are there medicines that anyone takes who tends toward low mood that leaves them a bit less down and on occasion, a bit happy. I expect and can accept ups and downs, but I never get any of the ups. I don’t expect a miracle drug that makes the depression go away and always keeps me slightly manic. This cocktail still leaves me with depression, but almost never allows me to feel any joy or happiness. Whereas the patients history remains stable, the patients mental status can change from day to day or hour to hour. I don’t think I need more medicines, just different ones. Introduction The mental status examination describes the sum total of the examiner s observations and impressions of the psychiatric patient at the time of the interview. ![]() I currently take zoloft, busprirone, remeron(mostly for sleep), and klonopin for breakthrough anxiety. I have a Psychiatrist who should have retired about a decade ago and is unwilling to try anything new for my treatment. Since I became physically disabled and began suffering from chronic pain, it has gotten much worse. I have suffered from depression for years, it is common in my family and I have been treated for it for many years. ![]()
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