Posted by NYCguy on January 2, 2007, at 19:05:39
In reply to Has anyone here had a remssion for long?, posted by linkadge on January 2, 2007, at 14:02:39
> Has anyone here been asmptomatic for a good deal of time. What meds (or other) do you think was key?
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> Linkadge
>Tons of people. Millions of them all over the world, actually. Babble is not ever going to be remotely representative of the general population because it is a community made up of people who have found little relief from many med trials.
There's my girlfriend, who takes 30mg Cymbalta and that's all she needs. Also my Mum, who's on Prozac only in the winter to chase off the seasonal blues. My GF's father... who after 40 years of depression found Paxil 7 years ago and it's been wonderful for him. Some others in my fam with BP: they use Lithium and while it gives them a little weight gain and the shakes, they can work and study and lead much better lives...
P-Babble is a great place... but it's not some sample of the world at large... or even of the depressed people of the world at large. It is made up of a bunch of fine and caring people who have not yet found an adequate long-term solution to their mental pain. I'm one of them.
All I'm getting at is there are lots of people that have been helped my meds and have been asympomatic or "normal" for years or decades out there. They just don't usually come to post here.
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