I don't like taking medication either but if you are not well and the medication will fix it, i don't see why not. I know lots of people are resistant to taking medication for mental health problems but wouldn't think twice about doing it for a physical ailment.
But once i was like you. And i ended up with septicaemia. I listened to all that hoo ha about antibiotics. I got a tick and a doctor i saw casually (I thought) mentioned i take them. So i didn't. My face swelled up like a ballon and I looked Frankenstein somewhat. Finally i went to the hospital and they told me i had Sept. So i'm going to be more careful about disobeying doctors orders again.
However, about antideps. I was not inclined towards them when i first started therapy but then no one had suggested them at that point. Our government also was still making it difficult for doctors to prescribe them. But then one day i heard them discussed on a good radio program. The discussion included one patient talking about her experience and a gp. I was so surprised and persuaded by what she said that the next time i went to the doctor I asked for them myself and he gave them to me and that was that.
I've never had much trouble with them. I know a lot of people do complain of troubles, including my mother. I think a lot of people's fear of them makes them conjure up side-effects that either do not exist or they think that what's happening to them is due to the meds when in fact its due to the depression. I know my mothers fear was totally unwarranted because the side effects she talked about are those that everyone gets at the start and which wear off quickly - like dizziness and nausea. These only last a few days and are generally pretty mild.
But i've been off and on them now since 1997. They've always been really good for me. And when i am not on them, i always fall back into my old mindset. Of course not everyone needs to take them for ever. But i have absolutely no qualms about this now. If there is any long term health ramification that has not been brought to my attention, i can only say well, i'd still rather take the meds because my quality of life is just too terrible and costs me too much when i'm not on them. I can't tell you how much depression has held me back in my life. I've lost years and years of productive life that translates to years and years of money. So i've always struggled financially.
But before the i took them up again the last time, i was off them for two years. This was a mistake and right up until i decided on pretty much the spur of the moment to restart them, i was in denial. That's what depression does to you.
All that said, i am just sharing my experience. Of course you are free to ignore it. Everyone needs to do things in their own time.
I will say one thing though, one of my central problems is lack of motivation and energy. The meds immediately gave me an energy boost that i had never ever had before. I don't know if this is true of all meds but its certainly the case for mine.
But once i was like you. And i ended up with septicaemia. I listened to all that hoo ha about antibiotics. I got a tick and a doctor i saw casually (I thought) mentioned i take them. So i didn't. My face swelled up like a ballon and I looked Frankenstein somewhat. Finally i went to the hospital and they told me i had Sept. So i'm going to be more careful about disobeying doctors orders again.
However, about antideps. I was not inclined towards them when i first started therapy but then no one had suggested them at that point. Our government also was still making it difficult for doctors to prescribe them. But then one day i heard them discussed on a good radio program. The discussion included one patient talking about her experience and a gp. I was so surprised and persuaded by what she said that the next time i went to the doctor I asked for them myself and he gave them to me and that was that.
I've never had much trouble with them. I know a lot of people do complain of troubles, including my mother. I think a lot of people's fear of them makes them conjure up side-effects that either do not exist or they think that what's happening to them is due to the meds when in fact its due to the depression. I know my mothers fear was totally unwarranted because the side effects she talked about are those that everyone gets at the start and which wear off quickly - like dizziness and nausea. These only last a few days and are generally pretty mild.
But i've been off and on them now since 1997. They've always been really good for me. And when i am not on them, i always fall back into my old mindset. Of course not everyone needs to take them for ever. But i have absolutely no qualms about this now. If there is any long term health ramification that has not been brought to my attention, i can only say well, i'd still rather take the meds because my quality of life is just too terrible and costs me too much when i'm not on them. I can't tell you how much depression has held me back in my life. I've lost years and years of productive life that translates to years and years of money. So i've always struggled financially.
But before the i took them up again the last time, i was off them for two years. This was a mistake and right up until i decided on pretty much the spur of the moment to restart them, i was in denial. That's what depression does to you.
All that said, i am just sharing my experience. Of course you are free to ignore it. Everyone needs to do things in their own time.
I will say one thing though, one of my central problems is lack of motivation and energy. The meds immediately gave me an energy boost that i had never ever had before. I don't know if this is true of all meds but its certainly the case for mine.
keep it up!
