Posted by elanor roosevelt on January 23, 2008, at 22:44:56
In reply to p.s. linkdage, posted by rett on January 21, 2008, at 23:56:21
This is such a difficult question to contemplate
1)pdocs were sold a bill of goods years ago. they did believe that the drugs were going to reset brain chemistry for a while.
2) chronic depression tends to worsen over time and each major episode can cause damage
c'mon oh wise ones, is it to the glia?
3) once the meds have taken away pieces of us, when we go on a quest to regain ourselves, many pdocs act as if this is an odd and unrealistic desire. it seems the longer we struggle with depression, the lower the expectations of pdocs (as in settling for "functional")
4) pdocs have to recognize the problem before they can help us with this. i do think there are ways to reboot the brain chemistry. I don't know what they are yet but i am going to keep trying
good luck to you all]
hang in there
poster:elanor roosevelt
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