I was rotated around all kinds of medications for 16 years, and none of them ever did a thing for me ... I found that simply talking with a qualified and empathetic therapist works best for me ...

If I ever find myself in a therapeutic alliance that requires me to be medicated again, I'll simply say thanks, but no thanks and keep looking for a therapist who doesn't make that a mandatory part of treatment ...

I can remember how badly I ticked off one Psychiatrist when I told him the only difference between him and a street dealer was that he had the blessings of the FDA ...

All drugs - legal or illegal - (including alcohol and marijuana) are mind altering substances that have extreme and deleterious effects on the physical body somewhere down the road ... Liver failure, kidney failure, blindness, obesity, diabetes, etc. ...

Still not an easy decision to make though, and one size doesn't fit all ... Some people do well with medications while others can do just as well without ...

Tough Call ...