Originally Posted by MegsAnn
I know many people who have tried anti-depressants 'cause they were going through a hard time in their lives and found that it really didn't help. They stopped taking the meds because it wasn't effective... they didn't have clinical depression which is about brain chemistry, they had depression based on what was happening in their lives.
Me, I've been on anti-depressants for a couple of years now and I can tell you it isn't a "happy pill" for me. It just makes the darkness a little less black so that I can work my way back to life... through having friends, quilting, therapy, etc.
had to reply to this one!
One of the things that brings to much criticism to those of us that need/have to have meds, is family doctors not having the expertise to differentiate the different diagnosis and all the "quirks" of individuals, which isn't their fault,
and the patient gets the wrong medication for their problem.
So they are not helped, or it makes them sick or makes them worse, and then the patient is blamed for WANTING TO TAKE PILLS AND GET ATTENTION!
My own husband was angry, deep down resentful, for almost ten years!!!! ten years, bc I am disabled and cannot work, and part of that disability is my GAD, (general anxiety disorder).
He did not come to terms with my stuff, until he became medically/physically disabled himself.
Guess what? Bc of his medical problems affecting his mind, he no longer remembers at all, not understanding my sitution or the anger that would come out towards me when we had an occassional blow up...the inferences about not working etc...AND he is on an anxiety med now, too.
Same kind I take in a different form is all!
It helps him breathe!
So, I always say, (again, speaking to no one in particular),...watch how you judge ppl. It may come visit your own doorstep.
I wouldn't wish these things on anyone, and wish my own dear hubby had never gotten sick and disabled, but since he has, although mildly frustrating that he doesn't remember, at least I don't have to live with knowing he doesn't believe me anymore.
That added to all the other stuff...not being believed!
Talk about angry..."I" was angry! never mind him.
Depression and things like adhd, don't go away when you go to bed.
Oh no...a person with adhd and no meds????
I slept so lightly if you just whispered my name I was wide awake...all my life!
Dreams and nightmares galore.
Now I have problems sleeping bc of fibromyalgia, but i am in my fifties and other health problems too.
It's not an easy road without meds, and it's not an easy road with meds, but it is a better road that i have chosen, and glad it was available, and glad I found a better doctor.
Too many years of staying stuck on the wrong meds, bc doctors pretend to be God and you trust them, not knowing that trying a different medication can make all the difference!
Oh and I just wanted to say THANK YOU for starting this thread! Depression, meds, etc are things that desperately need to be talked about on both ends, the pros and cons.
Plus the first 5 meds that I tried... whoa I was going for a wild ride there for a while. I was on one that would literally knock me out; within 20 minutes of taking it I could no longer hold my head up. That can't be the best thing for your body. Even the one I'm on now has made me gain weight which is unnatural. So yes there are risks and bad side-effects that people need to be aware of so they can make a good choice.