Posted by linkadge on May 2, 2015, at 18:57:56
In reply to Re: 'Low Serotonin, Depression Link a Myth?' » Phillipa, posted by Rick on May 2, 2015, at 18:13:27
I didn't say that SSRIs helped *many* people. I have no idea how many they legitimately help or hurt.
My point is simply that people have a choice. They can make the choice to take any medication or not. They can discontinue it after one dose, if they choose.
Don't take the medication because your doctor tells you to, or that you believe you "should". Make a choice, folks and live with it. Don't take a med and then sit around complaining that it isn't what you want. If its not what you want then stop it. Balance the pros and cons and make a decision.
Take it if you feel it helps and don't if you feel it doesn't help you. Its really that simple.
I have stopped many medications that I didn't think helped me. However, I'm beyond the blame stage where I hold psychiatrists personally responsible for the lack of effect (or side effects) of the drugs. I trust my own experiences, not what the doctor tells me I should experience.I'm sorry that we don't have medications that work better. But at the end of the day, take the medication if it helps, not because you want it to help, or it "should" help, or any other reason.
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