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Re:Interesting question-Anyone know??????

Posted by Simcha on August 10, 2001, at 8:00:07

In reply to Re:Interesting question-Anyone know??????, posted by Leslie Loh on August 9, 2001, at 11:20:49

> >Thanks for the comforting thoughts. At least I know I'm not alone. And I agree with you that I rather live a shorter life happy than a longer life miserable. Life without Fluanxol is simply agonizing. My face would be dry and I just feel "sick" the whole day tho' I don't feel depressed or anything. The disturning thing is that two of my younger brothers have also started on zoloft and prozac recently...It makes me wonder if anyone can actually get out of anti-depressants once and for all. All these wonderful medications seem to be addictive and require a lifetime consumption.< <

I've had similar thoughts. I do know people who stop the meds and live quite nicely off of them. Maybe these people have had a situational depression and they needed the meds to get throught that period and that's all.

For me, the course looks like I will need meds for the rest of my life. I do have concerns about whether the meds will shorten my life. We just don't know, do we?

I do agree that I'd rather have a shorter happy life than a long miserable life. I also have hope that perhaps in 10 to 20 years we will make great strides in the treatment of mental illness. Perhaps drugs will not be needed as "maintenance" in the future....

OMG, do I dare have an optimistic thought? ;-)


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