Posted by shelliR on November 17, 2001, at 10:36:46
In reply to Re: Going To War with my docs, posted by Katey on November 17, 2001, at 8:56:15
> it depends on which friends. a lot of my friends should be on AD's but arent because of the stigma. some of them used to be on more meds than i am, but found self enlightenment and no longer need them. and some of them got the dose and med right the first time. i talk about it sometimes, like when ive got a prozac headache i whine a bit. but generally i keep it to myself unless i have a knowledgeable friend who might be able to advise me. is that helpful?
Yes, I'm glad thatyou have some friends you *can*
talk to about it and whine about it :-) . I am ancient now, but didn't
feel much depression until I was out of college. And then all my good friends knew because I went into the hospital and they came to visit me. But I didn't have a clue of what it felt to be 16 and taking meds for depression these days. It's obviously much more common than when I was in high school and and if any of my friends were depressed, I never knew about it. It sounds as if your experience of deciding who to tell and when to not talk about it are very much like mine as an adult.Hope your next trial of meds works for you.
Shelli
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