I am a horrible person with meds.....but do have one comment regarding the taking of meds.

My depression was caused by a "situation" that I was in over 11 years ago. I was put on almost every psych med that is on the market.....only to find that NOTHING worked. For me, I had to get in touch with what was bothering me & deal with it mentally. For me, there is no drug on the market that can fix the thinking in my head......It is something I have to deal with. I also had so many horrible reactions to the meds that on top of everything, my body rejected them all. Meds are the answer for some. There are many people who have a chemical imbalance in their brain's that is caused by a situation....& the meds can make that more stable.....

Even with the trauma I went through at the end of last year & beginning of this one, the med I was initially given did no good. I am now on something that does allow me to sleep without the nightmares.....but the bottom line is that my mind has to be the thing that puts the situation into perspective. I do appreciate the fact that I get some relief from a med but it isn't the answer.

I am not against meds......I know that for some it does good & helps.....but it depends on the person & their thought process too as to how they get along with what they are dealing with. For some, the meds are the answer, for others it takes both meds & therapy, & for others that meds don't seem to effect (except in a bad way) them at all.

I took paxil but it continued the headaches (migraines) I was dealing with & made the pain worse.....not something my body could tolerate......lol.....Prozac made me anorexic....& celexa wasn't around then.

I hope you can find something that works for you.....I am pro therapy to help me with my thinking process.....for me...it seems to me the best answer. It is so dependent on your own body as to your reaction to Paxil to determine how much help it will be for you.

Debbie