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Post by RealMustangGuy on Nov 7, 2019 11:50:36 GMT -5
Thanks baza. I do know from my doctor that depression is often the result of a chemical imbalance in the brain, and medication can help restore the balance and get everything working correctly. I've not been one to start and stop taking medication, but only stopped this last time when the depression was really so low it didn't affect me negatively. Even now I have beat it back again without medication and won't need to take any. But I do talk to my doctor and have the medication available. It can take a couple of weeks for the medication to work once I start it, but fortunately I know I won't need to start it this time around. |
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Post by saarinista on Nov 8, 2019 3:00:24 GMT -5
Thanks baza. I do know from my doctor that depression is often the result of a chemical imbalance in the brain, and medication can help restore the balance and get everything working correctly. I've not been one to start and stop taking medication, but only stopped this last time when the depression was really so low it didn't affect me negatively. Even now I have beat it back again without medication and won't need to take any. But I do talk to my doctor and have the medication available. It can take a couple of weeks for the medication to work once I start it, but fortunately I know I won't need to start it this time around. I am not a health care professional. However, I have been on antidepressants for years and probably will be forever. Some people need insulin. Others need antidepressants. I have read a great deal of research on my medication in addition to going to my psychiatrist 4 times a year for medication management. Depression is no joke. Antidepressants are NOT, in my EXPERIENCE, drugs that can simply be started and stopped if you feel a bit better. They don't work like that It's not like taking aspirin! There's no shame in taking insulin forever. Nor is there shame in taking an antidepressant forever. Some people can eventually stop taking an antidepressant if they've sustained a period of recovery. But one should not simply stop taking the antidepressant cold turkey-and NEVER without your doctor's advice. I have learned this the hard way. |
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