[NolaMae]

Okay. I took this quiz twice and both times I answered as honesty and thoroughly as I could. I got a score of 86 the first time and 79 the second time which says I'm in generally good mental health. How can this be? What if I've been misdiagnosed for all these years? All I do know is that I had a hysterectomy in 2000 which threw me instantly into menopause and totally screwed my body up. We struggled for years to find the right hormone balance and then my doctor threw an antidepressant into the mix. Sure, I went through some periods of depression but what if they were all hormonal? My spending got me in trouble but what if I'm just a compulsive shopper and not going on manic spending sprees? This has really made me question everything. Have all these years on these horrible drugs and the development of tardive dyskenesia been for nothing? I'm totally confused right now.

[Skeezyks]

I'm sorry you're feeling so confused. I'm certainly no expert with regard to any of this. But from my perspective, the Sanity Score test is really just "food for thought" so to speak. One can't take it too seriously. I've taken it a couple of times in the past. When I did I thought it made me seem better than I thought I was doing at the time.

I can sympathize with your antidepressant experience. Antidepressants are about all I've ever been offered, for the most part. But they've never really done me much good. And I'd have to say that depression, at least as we typically think of it, has been one of my more minor issues. Sadly however, my experience at least has been that throwing antidepressants at the problem (whatever it is) seems to be just the way the mental health system works.

I hope that, in some way, you will be able to find a path for yourself to deep inner peace.

[Travelinglady]

I'm thinking those tests try to pick up on more serious disorders. It can certainly be that you have some depression and some neurotic issues, but not anything really major.

I agree that docs throw serious meds at people more frequently than they should.

Also, it could be that your meds are helping keep more serious problems at bay--hence your relatively low scores.

[Guiness187055]

Also, it could be that your meds are helping keep more serious problems at bay--hence your relatively low scores.

I believe this to be the case with me.