Posted by deb on March 3, 2000, at 18:31:30
In reply to Re: musings on drugs, posted by Cam W. on March 3, 2000, at 6:47:02
Wow! I was so impressed by all of the feedback you guys gave me. You all are so well read on the topic of depression, ADs, etc. and some of you (Cam W.) sound like professionals in the field. I am going to take into consideration all of your advice before I make a decision about my meds. Yes, I have been in the hospital (1986) but have never ever been suicidal (thank god). I then had a nervous breakdown in 1994 as a result of having "too much on my plate"...a full time job, school at night full-time and a small child to care for (although I know that there were other factors involved in my breakdown); my last and hopefully final nervous breakdown took place right after the birth of my daughter in 1998 and was caused by some heavy duty postpartum depression. I can say, gratefully, that I have never felt the urge to end my life. I have always possessed a fighting, sort of survival instinct and I get angry at my illness which makes me more productive in combating it. I also have found that reading, reading, reading and educating myself on my illness makes a world of difference. Thanks for the input and I plan on hanging around here for a while if you'll have me
Deb.
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