Posted by Chaston on March 22, 2001, at 19:04:09
In reply to Re: Celexa Deidre, posted by Kingfish on March 22, 2001, at 8:58:54
Kingfish,
You make a very good point. Although I hate to discourage anyone from sharing their (reasoned) opinions, words can be harmful, too. In looking back over 38 years of struggling with a mood disorder, I only wish that I had been able to accept it as a medical problem and get better medical treatment for it sooner. My life might have been much more productive, as well as happier. Now that so many more medications have become available, I would hate to think that shame or guilt might still prevent anyone form benefiting from them (or might contribute to their misery). That would be like denying vision correction to those with "weak" eyes, or insulin to diabetics.
> Deidre:
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> This board is for people who have decided that medication is the answer for them. That decision is not made lightly. It often comes after years of struggling with depression and sometimes mania, losing friends and sometimes jobs, contemplating and sometimes trying suicide, living in fear and pain. And when the time comes that the decision is made to seek profession help and take medications, there's often guilt and feelings of worthlessness because you can't "make it on your own".
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> I really wish that people would not post here who are not supportive of the decision to use medications to help correct the chemical imbalances we have. You are not helping us - you are just opening up old wounds.
poster:Chaston
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