Posted by topcatclr on January 7, 2010, at 12:42:33
In reply to Re: Antidepressants only for severely depressed--, posted by inanimate peanut on January 7, 2010, at 11:31:14
Well I had severe depression and a combination of lexapro and abilify was like magic. Got me from the living dead to completely normal. Also made me gain weight like crazy. I ended up on an MAOI. I bet if they included MAOIs in this study they'd also find that they work primarily for severe depression. I think a lot of depressive symptoms are not biologically based and require therapy rather than drugs.
But severe, nearly catatonic, depressions are mostly biological and require meds.
Exactly,
I could not have said it better myself! The made make me a functional, productive, normal person. They DO NOT make me happy. For that people need to evaluate their lives more closely. These meds merely give people the tools to find peace and contentment, not happiness. In my case, they strip me of debilitating panic attacks, and dysthymia, as well as terrible anxiety. Absolutely could not live without them!
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