Antidepressant round-up

[footfootfoot]

I really was more interested in finding out about peoples experiences with their medications, what they took, whether it worked for them, how it helped or didn't, how long they might have been on them, did they stop or change meds, and why.

I wasn't asking if you thought meds were good or bad, what you thought of the nature of depression, whether it was a bona fide illness or personality/character flaw or what constituted real depression versus feeling blue.

I wasn't really looking for opinions about, validation of, or justification for taking meds.

I was really hoping to hear from people about their personal first hand experiences with meds.

Next time, I'll be more clear in my initial post.

[BigV]

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

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I was really hoping to hear from people about their personal first hand experiences with meds.

Next time, I'll be more clear in my initial post.

You needn't worry.

Originally Posted by xoB

You really haven't, but if you had, fuck it. Thread drift is so common, it's expected. After the OP, people will throw in their two cents, but that doesn't last too long unless it's something controversial. Then the thread may die, or take off on one or more tangents. A thread is like a toy sailboat, you can set it to sail, buy you can't steer it. It goes where it will.

[Trilby]

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

I was really hoping to hear from people about their personal first hand experiences with meds.

I thought that was pretty clear.

we all have our "thing" -

My ex husband was against anti-depressants because they altered your mind and, thus, were MIND ALTERING CHEMICALS akin to cocaine, etc. He is as against anti-depressants as he is street drugs like meth. He's ALSO a CCDC III with a bachelors degree and works for the mental health system for the state. so - there's that level of ignorance out there.

Juni---I am curious as to why you think your children deserve a video game more than they deserve a mom who feels good about herself?