Posted by willyee on May 12, 2007, at 7:13:17
In reply to Re: Follow Up~blueberry, posted by Meri-Tuuli on May 12, 2007, at 2:40:16
> Hey!
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> Thats great news! I'm really happy things are going okay.
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> Pysch drugs and their 'reputation' have alot to answer for. Plus people seem to forget that you can't stay indefinately on something, although people do, and really these drugs weren't really meant for longer term use.
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> I mean, prozac has only been around since the 1980s at best, and I mean, no-one knows what happens if you have to take it for like 40 years or whatever.
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> I haven't taken a pysch drug in over a year, and I'm doing much better than I ever was on any drug. Although you do have some good days some bad, but you learn alterative strategies for coping with the bad days. And this is something that is definately suistainable in the long term.
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> Plus, what about psychological causes of depression/anxiety????
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> I always feel that the biological cause is totally over represented. I think alot of depression/anxiety is psychological in nature.
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>Funny i always believed the opposite,for example when im told to "try" or "snap out of it" or to "get out around people more" this to me are my goals not options.
When drugs are working i feel a brisk of normality in my life,i go out,and simple things like shopping all day walking in the mall with no urge to leave etc,and im a happy camper.
But there is no way to know for sure,one thing i agree on and im glad you titled it the way you did is we shouldent forget they are drugs,not medication,and the body does what it is supposed to and fights,and adapts to drugs so it doesent make it easier for them to work.
I dont mind being on a "drug" long as i feel its under some form of control,fda reviewed,or if DRUG DRUG has a reputation for low abuse potential and some form of theprutic use.
I believe one day when there is enough pressure put on the big pharm companys,the brain and these illnesses will be looked on with more scieance,and drugs made with more scieance and actualy known exactly what its doing,i.e what it is treating,tested for dosage,tested for continued dosage,etc,and more scieance put into the drugs so we can call them medication.
I applaud your ability to get off,i managed to do it for a year,it was a rough year,i became 100 percent self absorbed in worrying about my situation and fighting everyday that i lost track of people around me,and in turn LOST THEM.Thanks for the post
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