Dual Diagnosis Drug Treatment

For many years I was able to use drugs successfully. No major problems, as a matter of fact the cocaine made me feel pretty good. It gave me a lot of energy that I lacked most of the time. Unfortunately it turned into cocaine addiction and I ended up in rehab. While in drug rehab and after detox, I seemed to get more depressed than most of the patients. They seemed to be feeling better and I seemed to be feeling worse.

After a few more days in treatment, I went to see the psychiatrist in the drug rehab and he diagnosed me with depression. He explained to me that one of the reasons I felt better with the cocaine is that it was a way to medicate the depression. I began depression treatment in conjunction with my addiction treatment. The depression treatment consisted of medication therapy, in my case Paxil, and meetings with my psychiatrist and therapist. I came to understand that the treatment for depression along with drug rehab was referred to as dual diagnosis. Truthfully, I was relieved to know that my problem had a solution.

If you are looking for depression treatment, dual diagnosis treatment or drug rehab you can call the national addiction helpline at 1-800-511-9225.

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