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meds? Right or wrong

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As humans, we are supposed to fell emotions. Would it then be wrong, to hide such emotions such as depression with medication? The intent of such emotions is usealy based on ones life in order for one to perceive what is around them.
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I have been on medication for quite a while and i regret ever starting..it didn't deal with the depression, it just covered it up.
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The medication I'm on doesn't hide my depression, I think it just helps. The depression is still there. I haven't found a happy pill that hides it (I'm always in the market for one though).
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I felt this way when i was a teenager and was forced to take meds. I stopped taking them cold turkey (NEVER again!!!) out of spite. They did actually help me even though I refused to believe it and didn't want the help.

I've now learned that depression can be felt for no reason at all. That is the type of depression that benefits from meds. The feelings aren't there for a reason, like when you experience a great loss. When your brain chemistry is messed up, what is around you is being filtered and is not a realistic picture.

There are situations where meds aren't appropriate. There are times when meds help therapy be more effective. There are times when the only thing that needs fixing is the brain chemistry.
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Thank fuck for my med's.

I'd be a mess without them!
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i have sufferred from depresion for many years. maybe 20 or so. i didnt take any medications until right after i had my son. he was a planned pregnancy and my dream come true. anyways i was feeling very sad and crying alot. wasnt eating or sleeping. my mom had to leave work and hubby too. they took me to the dr and they diagnosed me with post partum. they tried a few meds. finally i started paxil and a couple of weeks later i was on the mend.
now four years later....i have battled breast cancer, i have trigeminal neuralgia and severe leg pain. i have coped very well. people were amazed how i handled the cancer. hubby was worried bc i didnt say much. i just went to my chemo and radiations treatments. i had to do what i had to do to get better. nov 16th will be 2 years of being cancer free!!!
i want to try to stop taking them but am scared to death because how good i am doing mentally. so my dr said to stay on them......
i am on paxil and trazadone.i look at it as my meds are my friends. crazy huh?
elaine
ty for listening to me blab ...lol
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There's nothing wrong with taking meds. That's what their there for.
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