Meds... your opinion? Have they worked?

And then there are the people like the writer/blogger Therese Borchard (look her up, she writes for this site and on her personal blog). She has bipolar disorder. She is a strict exercise fiend, runs marathons, eliminated all gluten, sugar, processed foods & alcohol from her diet, she sees a homeopathic doctor, a psychiatrist & therapist, and she *still* has debilitating episodes and almost found herself in the hospital again this year (according to some recent blog entries).

I don't like taking medication either. But I am a monster if I don't.

You don't need a therapist to do something for yourself, to change your life, to discover spirituality, to excerice or meditate. You can do a lot for yourself.

I think that implying only meds and therapists can save you and if meds don't work and you don't have money blow on therapy, then... well, too bad, ((((hugs))))), is very dangerous.

Yes, I regularly read Therese Borchard and like her. I had no choice with taking thyroid medication. I resisted it at first and became quite ill, so your point is taken. But again, many people have problems with psych medication. I have a friend who is on antidepressants and she is suicidally depressed all the time. I don't know if her medications don't work properly. She said they just make her feel numb and that is about all. Sigh.

You don't need a therapist to do something for yourself, to change your life, to discover spirituality, to excerice or meditate. You can do a lot for yourself.

I think that implying only meds and therapists can save you and if meds don't work and you don't have money blow on therapy, then... well, too bad, ((((hugs))))), is very dangerous.