Anti depressants

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Anti depressants

by PurpleDragon @ Tuesday, 26. Feb, 2008 – 08:02:59

Himself phoned me this morning in a bit of a temper over this morning's news about anti-depressants.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7263494.stm

He has always disagreed (as I do) that my health problems are to do with stress and has never liked the idea (as I don't) of me taking anti-depressants to 'fix' the problem.

Well, this morning's news has confirmed his suspicions that they are both a waste of time and money, and he wants me to go back to the Dr and tell him what to do with his pills.

This does kinda confirm what the Dr said to me last time - "You have to really believe that this treatment will work, or it won't." Which kinda implies that it is me and my belief that is making me better, rather than his pills, which should work whether I believe they will or not.
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- jenray ^Pro
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- Tuesday, 26. Feb, 2008 @ 18:54:11
Yes, I thought of you when I heard the report and it was in our paper today...seems placebos work just as well and anti-depressants work only on people with acute depression...I guess your husband has a right to be damned annoyed knowing the doc tried two different types on you and neither seem to be working...does sound as if he was trying the placebo affect on you... hope you get a result this time when you go back...big hugs, Carol...XXX
- - PurpleDragon
  - Tuesday, 26. Feb, 2008 @ 19:04:04
  I'm not going back. I am going to try alternative therapy.
  
  What annoys me is the manufacturers. They have all these side effects, //and// they are addictive, but they //still// sell them to folk. Then people pin their hopes of happiness and relief from their distress on something that isn't going to work anyway.
  - - jenray ^Pro
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    - Tuesday, 26. Feb, 2008 @ 21:02:47
    sadly that's the way of this world...making money...private therapists, psychiatrists and psychologists...they're all involved in making money out of other people's pain...just as the drug companies are...in the end, Carol, I think you've got to cure yourself if at all possible...I did, and you're as capable as I am of achieving it...it takes time, but you get there in the end, and the odd thing is, once you make that decision to sort yourself out, often the severe symptoms seem to disperse pretty quickly, and then you know you're back in control...big hugs...XXX
    - - PurpleDragon
      - Wednesday, 27. Feb, 2008 @ 17:25:42
      Sickening, isn't it? I suppose everyone is at it. Money seems to be the be-all and end-all of everything nowadays.
      
      Actually, I feel completely different today. I was feeling quite scared because I just didn't know what was wrong with me; then I was feeling helpless because no one was listening to me and diagnosing what I didn't feel was right - I felt I *had* to take the anti depressants to prove my point. Now I have taken back my decisions and I shall get better *my* way! I am feeling rather empowered, actually
      - jenray ^Pro
        
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        Wednesday, 27. Feb, 2008 @ 18:37:31
        
        That's exactly what I meant...you do feel empowered again and back in control of your life again once you take the decision to start looking after your own mind and body...asking another to do it for you, I found, was useless...however hard you try to describe how you feel to a doctor, he or she can only skim the surface of what's really going on, so they grab at that small bit gleaned and diagnose something they only think might help, not know what will help...usually it doesn't...from now on, Carol, I really hope you start to see real improvements in your health and sense of well being...I think this bloody winter following the lousiest summer for years has really taken its toll on a lot of people so lets hope this coming spring and summer will be a heck of a lot better all round...Big hugs to you and loads of love...XXX
        
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        PurpleDragon
        
        Wednesday, 27. Feb, 2008 @ 19:25:50
        
        Exactly!
        
        And I agree with you about the weather. The last summer was so shitty, no wonder we are all feeling under the weather.
        
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        jenray ^Pro
        
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        Wednesday, 27. Feb, 2008 @ 20:57:04
        
        It brought us all low I think...we all suffer if we don't see the sun for much of the summer and this one excelled itself for being rotten...can't have two in row surely??? I bloody hope not...big hugs to you....
        
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        PurpleDragon
        
        Thursday, 28. Feb, 2008 @ 09:14:14
        
        Oh, gods! Don't even //think// it, Jen! If we get another summer like last year, I'm emigrating! LOL
        
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        jenray ^Pro
        
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        Thursday, 28. Feb, 2008 @ 14:56:44
        
        Where to? Half the places in the world now are being affected by the changing weather systems...Spain had droughts and is boiling hot in places and France had a heatwave a couple of years ago that killed thousands...so staying put is probably the best idea and wait for the Mediterranean climate promised for here to arrive HLOL...big hugs...
        
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        PurpleDragon
        
        Friday, 29. Feb, 2008 @ 12:00:21
        
        Yes, you're probably right. And I love living here anyway.
        
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        jenray ^Pro
        
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        Friday, 29. Feb, 2008 @ 12:09:35
        
        So do I for all its faults and failings, Britain is still a damned good place to live...and it's beautiful as well...big hugs...
        
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- Thursday, 28. Feb, 2008 @ 19:01:42
I have the same worries about the pills. Having had recurring depression/anxiety for a while I was interested to see the headlines. Something I have thought myself for years which I thought was another anxiety about side effects! I then became more able to accept that pills may work but only in conjunction with other treatments - therapy. counselling , CBT, SOMETHING but not pills alone. I can't quite grasp that child psychiatricts prescribe ampetamine to children diagnosed with ADHD and THAT IS IT!

Hope you find something that will help - but be careful about how you come off the pills. I am sure you know this.
- - PurpleDragon
  - Friday, 29. Feb, 2008 @ 12:05:57
  I was only on them for a few weeks, so I am not too worried about coming off them suddenly. I am so glad, though, that the news broke when it did, and not when I had been on them for months.
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