Posted by linkadge on September 23, 2005, at 16:25:13
In reply to Re: My opinion on antipsychotics, posted by linkadge on September 23, 2005, at 16:15:55
It's the same thing with depression. We say to ourselves, I'm so glad we have antidepressants, I wonder what they would have done in the olden days.
They got better is what they did. Three generations back in our family has suffered depressive episodes. But none has lasted more than 6-8 months, and then they got better. Better, as in, were no longer depressed.
I thought, well, we live in an age where I don't have to go through this, I can get better with pills.
So I take the AD's. Sure, I initally felt good, but soon enough that effect pooped out. I've been medicating for like 6 years now. That is more time than the cumulative depressions of my whole family. We think we can fool the brain, but we cannot.
And now, not only am I still depressed, but my brain is fried by the meds, I have permanent neurological defects.
So it comes down to how you want to take your pain, fast and get it over with, or slow and lingering.
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