To all of you,
Sorry if I upset y'all, but meds are not so bad if they offer you a better quality of life, you need to stick with the pdocs regimen and if it is not working and he or she will not work with you then move on.
It is not always right to condem meds, when after all, they have helped so many thousands of people, even have prevented numerous possible suicides, so I wouldn't be ready to disregard them entirely.
Yeah, I've been through quite a few, and some sucked, but finally my pdoc encouraged me to try a different one and things have gone fine despite the loss of my dad and now having my mom with me who has multiple health problems and vascular dementia. . . and I am still surviving, to think 5 years ago I was a person who literally almost pulled the trigger of a .357 Sturm Ruger, due to other past problems.
My only advice is to get a reputable pdoc and follow the med program if so prescribed. Hard to accept but if we want to rise up, we need to work with a program and not against it, doing so will get us no where, I found that out the hard way and would hate for anyone to have to do the same.
Good luck with all,

DE

In giving advice seek to help, not please your friend
SOLON