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Originally Posted by starryprince
Hello everyone! I apologize if this is the wrong place to talk about this. I'm new here, haha.
I was prescribed Wellbutrin and I picked it up close to a month ago (I have the generic form, which I hope is okay, I just realized that about a week ago). And I've heard great things about it. I am just terrified to start taking antidepressants. I don't know why. It could just be me being influenced by my family, who is antimedication, and who doesn't really have a firm grasp on mental health issues (it's a cultural thing).
Has anyone else ever been afraid to start taking their medication? What made you get over that fear? I know it'll be good for me and I know I need it because I've had chronic depression for a decade now. I'm just very nervous.
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Hi Starry Prince,
There are good reasons to be cautious about taking antidepressants and especially cautious about taking them for a long time. I've collected my own best advice for this here:
http://forums.psychcentral.com/4262681-post105.html
You'll find that there are many things you can do to improve besides meds that are either very easy or are great for your health anyway. Why not give these a try either with or without your antidepressant?

- vital