QUOTE (Azucar @ Feb 26 2007, 03:24 PM)
Well from my experience, I was on Zoloft for four years and honestly, It helped out a whole lot. My psychiatrist was also very helpful, if it wasn't for that psychiatrists' help at all, I wouldn't have graduated high school, seriously. But my psychiatrists never abandoned nor referred me to another one when the going got really tough.
I know they help some people...and not all psychiatrists are bad....I am just very disgruntled from my own experiences....
that fact is, it was one of my psychiatrists who told me I could get off meds if I really wanted to (knowing me I would have beleived that all on my own but hearing her say that was helpfull indeed). my first psych was the one that gave me every drug she could think of....*insert long string of insults and swear words*
anyhow...I still stand by what I said...some may be helped but many are endangered by these meds..and the companys are making big money off them....
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QUOTE (julezia @ Feb 26 2007, 04:49 PM)NTT P702iF: I'm really sorry about what you went through with anti-depressants, I know how rough it can be.... and I agree with you, about trying to live a healthy lifestyle, I think that also helps with depression.
when I wanted to get off meds, becoming a strict vegetarian (mostly
) helped me alot....I also got really into nutrition and how foods and vitamins and such effect the body............my diet change helped me sooo much! exersize is great too...
making friends helped tramendously too...
I've been off them meds for years now and I can't say I havent relapsed into being depressed...I'd be a lier If I told everybody I didn't ever feel sad....or feel like ending it all.....but I kept hanging in there.....I refuse to get too personal over then net, but these last few years have been dark and lonly for me.....
luckly, I just recently fell in love so I am feelin alright
yeah...human contact though...thats my main point....even if its not your sweatheart or soulmate, just find friends somehow........get human contact...its not easy but its helpfull................yeah.....depression is a B*** (because the world and life itself is too) I have struggled with it so much...I hate meds with a passion and i refuse to take them ever again but the fact is, many times its still not been easy to cope with at all....
anyway....stay safe and healthy people.....laugh....watch more anime...keep on livin'
what else can i tell ya?
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EDIT: yes I know full well...I made a mistake...not only that, but the forum messed up and was not allowing me to edit or delete my posts for a while (plus it posted my last post twice.)...anywho that was fast!! thanks for correcting..