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Originally Posted by jman197
ive been on a lot of meds during my life and once my depression kicked in all of my meds stopped working and now i cant find a med that works. well at least a legal med that works. i just want to have a chance to feel normal again without having to break the law or things even worse. i know ive done bad things and that my past may be the reason for this but how can i feel good if everything tells me to feel bad and no one seems to be able to help. all they say is take these meds or talk to your doctor or talk to a therapist. the meds dont work and no one seems to want to listen.
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Hi jman,
Antidepressants usually don't work in the long run because of "oppositional tolerance." The usual thing is that they help for a while, but then your brain compensates in the opposite direction. The risk is that you end up still depressed, possibly with side effects, but now unable to stop taking the drug without suffering withdrawal.
Lucky for you, there are lots of safe ways to try to get better. These often work and most of them are just great for your health anyway. You've got nothing to lose by trying these:
http://forums.psychcentral.com/4262681-post105.html
It can also be very helpful to look at these notes:
http://egg.bu.edu/~youssef/SNAP_CLUB...0164151576.pdf
- vital