Posted by linkadge on September 23, 2006, at 16:08:04
In reply to recovery, posted by mike lynch on September 23, 2006, at 14:49:39
Some ramblings.......
Don't get me wrong, I do think there is hope.I've been off meds for about 2 (?) years. I stopped zoloft cold turkey, after after being on prozac, paxil, zoloft, celexa, luvox, and many others.
I am feeling much better than I was say 1.5 years ago. I am suprisingly doing better in school, even though the material is harder.There are, of course, still lots of problems, but I am coping.
I could go on forever, but to make a long story short, I think there are much less toxic ways to help deal with depression. No, they may not have you tapdancing on the dinnertable, but they can slowly steer you in the right direction.
Some of these treatments are just "bad paths" to take. They may not mess you up right away, but it an accumulation of their subtle detrimental side effects that eventually make things worse.
In addition, there is only so much energy at the cellular level. When you overload the receptors with ultrabiological levels of neurtransmitter, you tax the functionality of the cells themselves. Eventually, no matter how much you step on the gas pedal, the circutry is working insufciciantly.
The biggest problem is that people want things better "now". They want to get better overnight. Depression doesn't happen overnight, and doesn't recover overnight (although, as we've seen, symptoms can be supressed overnight)I'd like to see more treatments like gepirone and valdoxan. No, they're not going to give you that rapid boost in subjective well-being, but they're less intrusive to the body, and they may be able to slowly stear you back on track.
Sorry for rambling.
Linkadge
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