Posted by Dan Perkins on December 14, 2004, at 20:08:47
In reply to Re: St. John's Question, posted by pretty_paints on December 14, 2004, at 16:58:58
I think you are probably right. My mother takes Sam-E for her mood and she says it works wonders for her. Only thing is that she is probably the best-adjusted, absolute happiest and least depressed people I have ever come in contact with. It does seem like SJW is too weak to do the trick.
I have been off ADs for several months and have been absolutely miserable (though I wasn't exactly a barrel of laughs when I was on meds anyway). I do need to go back on something but I want to explore some alternative treatments before going back to the pharmaceutical grade stuff.
I have been on so many meds over the past 10 years and as I look back I realize that I am worse off than when I first popped an Antidepressant in the 90s. Not only am I at least as depressed, I think all the meds have done a number on my brain, especially my memory. I have really come to think that antidepressants are some potent drugs and that over time they can really do some damage.
> They worked wonders for him but he was fine to begin with! I dont really think they would do that much if you have a true hard-to-budge depression. But that's just my opinion.
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