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Do antidepressants work?
Hopalong:
I just don't want anyone who really could be helped by ADs, even as a kick-start to learning how to cope differently and make different choices to alleviate their depression...to feel "weak" or "ashamed" for taking them.
My experience is that they were a true, real help during some periods of my life, for clinical depression (not passing blues).
Likewise, I am glad that I can now manage it myself with other methods. But it took me years to learn and begin to enact those. When I was flattened, in my bed and dysfunctional, I couldn't just yank myself out of it.
I believe in the "cafeteria" approach. Absolutism in either direction (ADs are good, ADs are bad) limits the choices and options. I think a personal, how-is-it-for-me-in-this-chapter of my own life, not somebody else's...evaluation is very important.
And then having confidence that you can make one decision, and later another if that's right for you.
Hops
nolongeraslave:
Hopalong-When I was in graduate school and living at home, medicine definitely helped me a lot too. I was able to focus on my grades and perform at my potential.
But, there comes a time when I don't want to be on them forever. I feel as if every time I relapse (which is a normal part of emotional recovery), I'm suggested to go back on medication.
Bones-Even if I say no, my therapist will keep chiming in"It would be a good idea to be back on your meds. Your meds were regulating the activity in your brain." She doesn't do it all of the time, but she will bring it up if I'm having a bad moment. Those bad moments I have usually go away. They aren't permanent.
BonesMS:
--- Quote from: nolongeraslave on October 16, 2011, 04:37:58 PM ---Hopalong-When I was in graduate school and living at home, medicine definitely helped me a lot too. I was able to focus on my grades and perform at my potential.
But, there comes a time when I don't want to be on them forever. I feel as if every time I relapse (which is a normal part of emotional recovery), I'm suggested to go back on medication.
Bones-Even if I say no, my therapist will keep chiming in"It would be a good idea to be back on your meds. Your meds were regulating the activity in your brain." She doesn't do it all of the time, but she will bring it up if I'm having a bad moment. Those bad moments I have usually go away. They aren't permanent.
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Sounds like the therapist isn't getting it when you set a boundary. If she had responded to me that way after I had already said "No", I probably would have gotten real snarky and asked: "What part of the word "No" do you not understand?"
Bones
nolongeraslave:
I like her, because she understands what it's like to have a narc mom. She can be helpful, but I would be lying if I have thought of switching from time to time.
Hopalong:
I understand, NLAS...
I wanted off them eventually too.
Hops
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