Posted by CAROLINA on July 20, 2005, at 1:05:58
In reply to Re: Not sure what to believe anymore, posted by Jazzed on July 19, 2005, at 23:10:35
ok i tried to keep up w/ who said what but there were so many posts! im gonna keep it simple. from the psy. that i have studied i believe that this comes back to nature vs nurture. i agree 100% that there are people that need medications b/c of biological related reasons but i have also seen people that grew up in negative environments or had a life altering event that they had a hard time coping w/ and needed meds. to be honest, i was on effexor and after reading all the different reactions and side effects,etc., i did some research of my own and believe that my taking the meds. wasn't the answer. i think that PERSONALLY i allowed my docs to convince me that "this drug will help" and ur diag. is....when i realized that until 2001 i was ok. a life altering event changed me but now over 4 years later i am no better so i quit the meds. and have decided to get into intensive counseling to deal w/ the issue that sent me into this awful darkness. i feel better so far and i know that time will tell but i believe that IN MY CASE, i need to dig deep and the meds. were only masking the real issue- each person is different so unless each person is individually tested, who can truly say if they do or do not need meds.??? take care..Carolina
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