Posted by kagome on March 11, 2012, at 0:39:32
In reply to Lou's response-dhaweihgzofpsyn-Li, posted by Lou Pilder on March 10, 2012, at 16:43:23
*Trigger Warning*
> > > Since death is a potential consequence to the taker of the drugs in combination, could you have more dialog here with me so that there could be a more informed body of educational material for you to make a more-informed decision as to if you do or do not want to take these drugs?
Hi Lou,
I really do appreciate your concern, but suicide from major depression is actually the eighth leading cause of death in the United States.(http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/805459-overview)
That means more people die of suicide than any med combination. Personally, although I feel like suicide is the most selfish thing a person can do, the pain of living can be so intense that if I owned a gun or some similar fast and easy way of checking out I would have been gone a long time ago.I agree that everyone needs to make a very informed decision of the pros and cons of med therapy. I personally have explored many pros and cons and as one can guess by seeing my relative unconcern about health related aspects that I am at a very desperate point, where either a medication works or I find another way out (of the world, if I have to make myself painfully clear). Once I am in a safer non-suicidal place I have every intention of finding non-medication ways of maintaining mental health. Until then, though, I'm going to do what I can to survive, which for now necessarily includes medication. Please respect my decision from now on. Thank you again, though, for your concern.
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