Posted by PoohBear on January 26, 2004, at 12:34:19
In reply to Re: topomax » pbjc, posted by Karen_kay on January 25, 2004, at 20:17:55
Karen_Kay:
A very close friend of mine is REALLY going through it with her middle son, who turned 18 yesterday and has been on again off again out of the house doing drugs with friends. Know that she's taken an anti depressant in the past (she's and RN) I asked her if she was taking anything to help with her obvious (to me) symptoms of depression, as she described them. She said that she DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE A PILL TO BE 'HAPPY'!!! A NURSE!!! I told her it had nothing to do with 'happiness' and everything to do with stabilizing her emotions which at the moment are all over the map... she said she'd talk to her GP about getting her Cylexa renewed.
She's barely able to function, her emotions are down the tube, there's a medication that has helped her in the past and could help her now, but she's afraid.
While I am in some agreement that we do need to exercise caution with medications, here was an obvious case where there use could do some good.
I'll now relinquish the soapbox to someone else...
Tony
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