Posted by SLS on October 15, 2010, at 5:34:12
In reply to Re: Advice needed » Buckeye Fan, posted by Lil'Deb on October 14, 2010, at 23:22:39
> Depression is awful!
Severe depression is a walking death.
> Therapy does help many people, but not everyone.
Yup.
> Therapy will not help chemical imbalances in the brain.
Although I have gained absolutely no improvement in my depression from years of psychotherapy, I must say that there is some evidence that psychotherapy can change brain chemistry. It might depend on the endophenotype being treated. Again, we have here an example of how different we all are, and perhaps how different the etiologies of depression might be.
> For me, depression tends to run in my family, regardless of past experiences. I have been on an antidepressant for years, because everytime I stop, the depression returns.
When you discontinued drug treatment, did you find in retrospect that the pill merely "masked" other "problems"?
> The loss of motivation, concentration, pleasure in life - everything you're feeling.
Me too.
> The last time, I almost lost my job until a caring colleague confronted me about trying a different medication. We all know that there is no such thing as a "happy pill", but without my antidepressant, I am not able to function.If you can't function psychosocially because of depression, it is very difficult to be happy. Maybe there are pills that can help you find happiness by removing the impediments imposed by depression. Given the degree of pain and debilitation, maybe there are miracle pills for those whom respond to them. This is the reality for some people. I know of at least one.
- ScottThe measure of achievement lies not in how high the mountain,
but in how hard the climb.The measure of success lies only in how high one feels he must
climb to get there.
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