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Posted by Phillipa on January 16, 2012, at 12:00:08
Seems like after reading meassages on various threads that the concensus is that ad's are not for long term and that a lot are like placebos. Exceptions made for bipolor and scihitzophenia or like illnesses. Do all agree or some that most posters here are extremly ill. As when I joined her it didn't seem to be the case? Phillipa
Posted by gadchik on January 16, 2012, at 18:39:58
In reply to Is Concensus In That Any Class AD;s Not longterm?, posted by Phillipa on January 16, 2012, at 12:00:08
I feel that the posters here are intelligent people who think deeply about things.we like to talk about our meds,good or bad.We are interested in all things concerning mental health.I believe there are all diff kinds of opinions on this board as to whether ssris are long term,short term,or no term.Its nice to have this forum,to read others opinions,even if we dont all agree.
Posted by phidippus on January 16, 2012, at 20:24:55
In reply to Is Concensus In That Any Class AD;s Not longterm?, posted by Phillipa on January 16, 2012, at 12:00:08
I know plenty of people who have been on ADs for years and when they go off for whatever reason, they tend to relapse.
The point of taking ADs is not to be happy every day, but to prevent lapses into deep depression.
Eric
Posted by papillon on January 19, 2012, at 18:53:41
In reply to Re: Is Concensus In That Any Class AD;s Not longterm? » Phillipa, posted by phidippus on January 16, 2012, at 20:24:55
> I know plenty of people who have been on ADs for years and when they go off for whatever reason, they tend to relapse.
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> The point of taking ADs is not to be happy every day, but to prevent lapses into deep depression.
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> EricExactly. Anti-depressants aren't meant to make you happy, they're meant to make you less DEPRESSED. 'Happy pills' is a misnomer.
Posted by papillon on January 19, 2012, at 19:05:01
In reply to Is Concensus In That Any Class AD;s Not longterm?, posted by Phillipa on January 16, 2012, at 12:00:08
> Seems like after reading meassages on various threads that the concensus is that ad's are not for long term and that a lot are like placebos. Exceptions made for bipolor and scihitzophenia or like illnesses. Do all agree or some that most posters here are extremly ill. As when I joined her it didn't seem to be the case? Phillipa
It seems that posters here generally have more serious depression.
The whole placebo affect thing is more about people with mild to moderate depression. People who would likely respond just as well to talk therapy and exercise. ADs are proven to work far more successfully in people with severe depression and this group have a far far lower placebo rate. Too many people are given ADs when they don't need them. Some PCPs dish them out without even an actual diagnosis. That's what skewing the results and the arguments about ADs.
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