Posted by Mashogr8 on November 8, 2002, at 15:19:06
In reply to Re: Has anyone gotten to Real Life after depression?, posted by shar on November 7, 2002, at 22:55:23
Hi Racer, It's kind of nice to see you posting here. I had returned to this board about six months or so ago. I've wondered a lot about how you were doing--even posted a thread about "Racer". Now I've got my answer.
My advice is stay on whatever medication is working for you. Long term and repeat depressions are difficult to control, even keel feelings may not last without medicational interference. I always wonder whether I would be in a different place had I not stopped taking Prozac after I had been feeling good for a year or so while I was taking prozac. I tapered off the drug, figuring the depression was cured, without difficulty, but within six months I was totally amd more deeplyl depressed than I had been for years. Unfortunately, I have never been able to get close to being undepressed since that time (over five years). Prozac never again worked as it had previously and I've taken even more drugs and drug combinations than I had taken before Prozac came on the market trying to get rid of the demon. I guess the studies are showing that some depressed individuals will most likely spend the rest of their lives taking ADs just to keep the depression in check. I learned the hard way and am still paying for rejoicing that I was no longer depressed. Shar's response seems to echo mine.
I am so glad to hear that your life has evened out. Aare you still working with horses? Have you moved to a more poppulated area? What's been going on in the last two years, if you don't mind my asking?MA (used to be Mary in 99 and 00)
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