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Old Apr 11, 2016, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by eden1515 View Post
But even my psychiatrist and psychologist have told me that taking them would not make it all go away but it MIGHT just take the edge off so really it would just be me still feeling terrible but not terrible enough to do anything about it. In other words constant suffering with no end in sight.
The medication only "takes the edge off" because it targets the symptoms, not the root cause. However, the symptoms are blocking YOU from getting to the root cause, which is why the medication can be very useful. It won't "cure" you, but it might just make you "stable" enough to put you on the road towards recovery. You can make much better use of psychotherapy once the "edge" is gone.

In other words, the medication is just the beginning, and it won't be easy, but there is a significant chance (in my opinion) that it will be a lot less painful than what you are going through right now.
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