Posted by Kath on March 12, 2008, at 11:01:37
In reply to do meds do anything??, posted by obsidian on March 11, 2008, at 22:11:56
I know that Celexa (SSRI) did help me with anxiety/depression sid.
Sounds like you're on a number of meds.
I wonder what your original 'diagnosis' was & if you started on 1 med & added more 1 by 1 or what?
I guess my take on meds is that I'm willing to take them to get the symptoms of (whatever) under control. Then try to find the cause & see if there's anything non-medical - therapy; alternative methods; energy work, etcetera that I can do to help the underlying cause of the problem.
THEN after however long (in my case with Celexa, it was about 5 years or so) GRADUALLY (VERY gradually is my personal preference) taper off meds.
So to your question - do meds do anything? Yes - for me they did help me cope with anxiety & depression. They also had a huge negative impact on my memory, which I had hoped would reverse when I stopped taking them, but alas, no such luck.
In my opinion, all meds have some side effects & if we don't need them, why expose our bodies/minds to those side effects.
:-) Kath
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