Posted by crepuscular on June 7, 2002, at 17:03:09
In reply to Better to be off these potentially harmful meds or, posted by bookgurl99 on June 7, 2002, at 8:27:53
I understand this quandry; coming up on 20 years of psychotropic use for me.
However, if you have recurrent depression or bipolar disporder, ALL the evidence points towards a deteriorating course of illness. It's not even a 50-50 case, your brain & life will become increasingly damaged by the disease process. repeat, DISEASE PROCESS.
It has taken years for me to "get" this message. Having got it, I really feel for my shrinks (and the non-depressed) for whom it is blindingly obvious that i'm suffering from neuro-biological problems.
If, however, your depression is mild, or a one-time reaction to specific life events, then I don't think medication is a good choice.
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