Posted by stjames on November 25, 2000, at 1:42:32
In reply to Serzone side effects - just temporary?, posted by CatSparkle on November 24, 2000, at 19:35:36
(I am committed to not being on medication continuously for the rest of my life, and would like to be able to stop without too much
discomfort and then restart only when I need to. My MD supports this.)James here....
This statement conserns me. I hope you are seeing a real Pdoc. The danger of treating cronic
depression (and you have gone well past meeting the requirements of cronic depression) is that
depression is a progressive process. If not treated throughly, with the goal of never having
relapses, one depressive relapse kindles another, they happen more often and are more significant.
Treating only during relapse has the end result of the meds being less and less
effective. A day may come when nothing works. Because you have been "penny wise and pound
foolish" you now have treatment resistant depression, which may only respond to lots of meds or
not respond at all to any med(s). Anyone who has had multiple depressions to the point of becoming suicidal
should be on meds all the time. It seems foolish to "play with fire" here. If you had diabeties you would not
be foolish to for go insulin, would you ? Regular medication can be free of side effects and give you
a depression free life.James
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