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I am writing in regards to my wife, Jennifer Connelley. My wife has written your show Dr. Phil along with Oprah's, in a desperate plea for help! Back in November of 2008 my wife was given a medication called Deplin off label by a nurse practitioner to help with her PMS symptoms. She immediately experienced a bad reaction as she has been taking a low dose (5-6 mg) of valium daily for aproximately 15 years. My wife has never been one to abuse any sort of drugs or alcohol in her life (I know this because we have been together since we were 14 years old, 27 years). The day my wife took the Deplin was the last time I saw The Jennifer I know and love with all my heart. At first I honestly believed that this was just going to take it's course and things would soon be back to normal, and now nearly 4 months later things have just gotten worse. My wife has been to several Doctors, had about every type of testing that can be imagined and in the end is just treated like she is crazy. She is now taking 60 mg of valium a day in doses of as many as 30 mg at a time and is able to stay awake and function, this is not normal. There is something wrong! And nobody wants to take the time to find out what. Just medicate and subdate her (nice try not working). We have exhausted all of our funds and her parents have helped a great deal. However that is not the issue, I would gladly surrender all of my posessions to get my wife back. She is the most important thing in the world to me, she is my life, my happiness, my reason for living and I am desperate to get her back. I to am losing my desire and drive to go on. We have 3 wonderful children together and 1 grandchild with another on the way. We are a very close family and Jennifer has always been the one to make each of us feel better when we were down or to make us laugh instead of cry, she has always had a way with each of us. She truly knew who each of us were. My family is falling apart right now, each dealing with this in there own way, mostly just pretending it's not real and that we will wake up each day and everything will be back to normal. Well it's not and I am very worried about my wife now she was always so full of life and joy and now I fear she may take her own life as she doesn't feel any joy or happiness any longer. Some might think that it is brought on by the condition of the economy, well I assure you that has nothing to do with it as things were really going quite well for us before this happened. Since this has happened I have been with my wife pretty much 24/7 and taken her to a doctor or a hospital or treatment center or testing facility anywhere from 2 to 3 days a week and sometimes 2 to 3 appointments per day. So as a last plea for help I beg of you to use your resources (as I know you deal with some of the worlds best specialists) and at least point us in the right direction. My wife is not seeking publicity she just wants to be her old self again. And her family truly misses her and needs her back. Please save my family, help my wife. There has got to be someone out there that can help her. Sincerely, a desperate plea of a loving husband. Mark Connelley.
Hi I'm Brenda. I have experienced having depression and high anxiety all my life,as well, asthma. Thank God I have had success with antidepressants and was able to enjoy my husband and son. I have four grandchildren that are the love of my husband's and my life. The mental illness and anxiety I have though, has kept me from doing things I imagined doing with them. My Doctor, a trusted phychiatrist has stabilized me many times. I actually saw Deplin, on line and only those of you that fight mental illness, knows I had hope of this vitamin/antidepressant in helping my depression and anxiety. So I approached my Dr. She knew nothing of the antidepressant. She did do research on it and my next appointment looked at my blood work and said it was safe to take. I didn't react right off. After a couple of weeks though, depression and panic attacks I hadn't had in years surfaced. She wanted me to stay on it. I am taking 7.5 She has me scheduled to come in October to increase to 15 milligrams. After the panic attack I had this morning I decided not to take any more Deplin. After about 5 weeks I just can't take it anymore. I feel so physically bad I can't hardly move from the bedroom. I pray the side effects of drug will go away. I have always been sensitive to medicine and hard for Dr's. to find one I can tolerate. I feel this is another that I can't tolerate. My husband of 40 years, my childhood sweetheart, agrees to stop Deplin. Sincerely, Raggedy Anne
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ReplyDeleteJennifer,
Hang in there and try to keep a positive outlook, the light will shine again. Praying for you and your family.
With hope
James
I am writing in regards to my wife, Jennifer Connelley.
ReplyDeleteMy wife has written your show Dr. Phil along with Oprah's, in a desperate plea for help! Back in November of 2008 my wife was given a medication called Deplin off label by a nurse practitioner to help with her PMS symptoms. She immediately experienced a bad reaction as she has been taking a low dose (5-6 mg) of valium daily for aproximately 15 years. My wife has never been one to abuse any sort of drugs or alcohol in her life (I know this because we have been together since we were 14 years old, 27 years). The day my wife took the Deplin was the last time I saw The Jennifer I know and love with all my heart. At first I honestly believed that this was just going to take it's course and things would soon be back to normal, and now nearly 4 months later things have just gotten worse. My wife has been to several Doctors, had about every type of testing that can be imagined and in the end is just treated like she is crazy. She is now taking 60 mg of valium a day in doses of as many as 30 mg at a time and is able to stay awake and function, this is not normal. There is something wrong! And nobody wants to take the time to find out what. Just medicate and subdate her (nice try not working). We have exhausted all of our funds and her parents have helped a great deal. However that is not the issue, I would gladly surrender all of my posessions to get my wife back. She is the most important thing in the world to me, she is my life, my happiness, my reason for living and I am desperate to get her back. I to am losing my desire and drive to go on. We have 3 wonderful children together and 1 grandchild with another on the way. We are a very close family and Jennifer has always been the one to make each of us feel better when we were down or to make us laugh instead of cry, she has always had a way with each of us. She truly knew who each of us were. My family is falling apart right now, each dealing with this in there own way, mostly just pretending it's not real and that we will wake up each day and everything will be back to normal. Well it's not and I am very worried about my wife now she was always so full of life and joy and now I fear she may take her own life as she doesn't feel any joy or happiness any longer. Some might think that it is brought on by the condition of the economy, well I assure you that has nothing to do with it as things were really going quite well for us before this happened. Since this has happened I have been with my wife pretty much 24/7 and taken her to a doctor or a hospital or treatment center or testing facility anywhere from 2 to 3 days a week and sometimes 2 to 3 appointments per day. So as a last plea for help I beg of you to use your resources (as I know you deal with some of the worlds best specialists) and at least point us in the right direction. My wife is not seeking publicity she just wants to be her old self again. And her family truly misses her and needs her back. Please save my family, help my wife. There has got to be someone out there that can help her. Sincerely, a desperate plea of a loving husband.
Mark Connelley.
Hi I'm Brenda. I have experienced having depression and high anxiety all my life,as well, asthma. Thank God I have had success with antidepressants and was able to enjoy my husband and son. I have four grandchildren that are the love of my husband's and my life. The mental illness and anxiety I have though, has kept me from doing things I imagined doing with them. My Doctor, a trusted phychiatrist has stabilized me many times. I actually saw Deplin, on line and only those of you that fight mental illness, knows I had hope of this vitamin/antidepressant in helping my depression and anxiety. So I approached my Dr. She knew nothing of the antidepressant. She did do research on it and my next appointment looked at my blood work and said it was safe to take. I didn't react right off. After a couple of weeks though, depression and panic attacks I hadn't had in years surfaced. She wanted me to stay on it. I am taking 7.5 She has me scheduled to come in October to increase to 15 milligrams. After the panic attack I had this morning I decided not to take any more Deplin. After about 5 weeks I just can't take it anymore. I feel so physically bad I can't hardly move from the bedroom. I pray the side effects of drug will go away. I have always been sensitive to medicine and hard for Dr's. to find one I can tolerate. I feel this is another that I can't tolerate. My husband of 40 years, my childhood sweetheart, agrees to stop Deplin.
DeleteSincerely,
Raggedy Anne