Posted by partlycloudy on June 2, 2004, at 6:44:34
In reply to can anyone help me make sense of it?, posted by seeknsolace on June 1, 2004, at 19:48:55
I have thought the exact thing about meds masking the depression. It seems that when I feel better, I can't even fully recall what was upsetting me so while depressed. When I take the next dive, it's right there to greet me, warts and all. I see a p-doc and a therapist and I truly believe I have only started to work on the core issues recently.
I too struggle with alcohol although I realized a long time ago that it was part of the problem and not something that made it go away for any length of time.
I have asked both the p-doc and T about what the meds do. My p-doc encourages me to talk with my therapist; my T says I have to change my core beliefs about myself to make headway into the problem.
So this isn't an explanation but more the message that you're not alone. If I wasn't taking effexor, wellbutrin, xanax and ambien, I don't think I'd be here now.
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