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Elder
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#21
I take meds to help me hope I have since 2012. I do see that they really help me. Since there is no cure for MI I'll go to my grave taking them
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And I don't think anyone was trying to invalidate OPs feelings. They are just trying to help. __________________ New Diagnosis: Borderline Personality Disorder, because they can't make up their minds. |
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#23
I only ever tried a couple, all of them turned me zombie like. Needless to say I came off them, and my medicine now is a councillor or a Therapist.
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I may be one of those people who doesn't like taking medication so what the OP said struck a nerve with me.
I do believe in the importance of lifestyle changes, and everyone can make time for healthy lifestyles. It is true we live in a fast food culture...but it has been proven that poor nutrition can contribute to MI, as well as smoking and not exercising. If the antidepressants help the OP than for her the choice to take them is positive. __________________ |
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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. |
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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. __________________ Glory to heroes!
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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. __________________ |
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I keep trying everything holistic. I think I am making progress but it is slow. __________________ |
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It's so frustrating, isn't it. |
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I wasn't implying that at all, and I resent you saying my comments are dangerous. |
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#31
I feel mine help, but right now is the season I start to get depressed regardless of my meds. The doctor usually has to increase them to keep me stable during the winter months, but other than that I feel that they do a good job.
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