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When are meds justified? Is it quantifiable?

Posted by sip on December 13, 2003, at 23:18:54

I've posted here about starting Lexapro and my anxieties about side effects and gotten some great and informative replies. I've been browsing this board and have been struck by how for so many folks meds are in response to crippling depression and/or anxiety.

I guess this makes me feel a little bit like medication is unjustified for me. I have never suffered from crippling depression where you can't get up and find no joy in anything (I was just reading the newest thread on Lex and s/e's).

I posted about why I started meds (after two therapists advised it and after I realized that for me being depressed was the norm and moments when I am content and happy feel like treats before I become extremely negative about everything and feel hopeless). However I have never been seriously suicidal or found that my depression and anxiety interfered with my ability to do my job and put one foot in front of the other to get through my day. Even when depressed I have had moments of pleasure or joy or being able to laugh at something.

So I question whether meds is too extreme for me. I feel very fortunate that I've not experienced intense depression or panic attacks/social phobia. But I have no perspective when it comes to myself and am curious if anyone else is on meds for NON major depression and anxiety???



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