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Originally Posted by vital
Hi Nikki,
Here is a discussion that might help
Negative Effects of Antidepressants | Mad in America
Maybe you could discuss this with your pdoc. Personally, I would be quite concerned that the same problem will repeat at a higher dose and/or with Buspar because of oppositional tolerance. The risk is that you end up still depressed but with an altered brain, unable to easily get off the drugs and suffering from potentially dangerous health effects.
Whatever you do, I think that it is a great idea to be sure to check for medical/nutritional issues that may be affecting you and to seriously go for all of the safe and healthy ways to recover from depression in parallel:
http://forums.psychcentral.com/4262681-post105.html
 - vital |
I like your view on many of the ways you are working on yourself and informing/offering your advice to others as to how to try to help the brain/body get well with things other than using antidepressants.......
In my opinion medication is never enough without making other changes in your life... at the same time, medication does work for a lot of people. When all else fails, medication can help your brain/body get moving to be able to work on yourself.
I have watched my brother suffer for years - trying to do all the "right" things without medication. You never saw a person try harder and then beat himself up because he is not getting better.
No one wants to be on medication the rest of their life if you do not have to. It is also is very difficult to find a good doctor and expensive to figure out what works for you. I take medication (and spent much time figuring out what works and does not work) and I also do many other things to help me be well -I have no shame. Pretty sure I would not be alive today writing this post without it.
P.S. I completely understand there is misuse and misdiagnosis going on out there.