Posted by Lex Poster Girl on August 19, 2003, at 19:49:54
In reply to Re: All of these Online Screening Tests and.... » Lex Poster Girl, posted by galkeepinon on August 19, 2003, at 19:30:12
Hey Gal,
Yes, you got it precisely (christ, I wish this thing had spell check). The personal side of my question is that this is the first antidepressant I've ever been on - I wish someone had kicked me in the head years ago and thrown me on something - particularly after being in the hospital for three weeks after a very close to successful suicide attempt over six years ago. My last crash happened while I, fortunately, had insurance so I went to my new doctor and she looked at me as if I'd been struggling with cancer all my life and no one had ever suggested treatment. I'm familiar with the non-stop crying, suicidal tendencies, etc. I guess one of the reasons she put me on lex was because I hadn't slept or kept food down in three weeks and obviously needed something that would kick in fast. My mother has been supportive, but I haven't even told my siblings despite our closeness.
I went to a page about zoloft after talking to a friend about it and was surprised by the different tone of the place. At the risk of sounding like a virtual geek, I kind of felt at home in Lex land right away and the first response I got from Wayne made me want to go out dancing again - so I did. It's been a long time since I've wanted to be active and social. I kind of wonder if lex makes the people on this board similar or if our similarities make us candidates for lex.
I'm also curious about thoughts on depression (has anyone else wanted a better name for it than that?) being genetic. Are your siblings also on ADs?
I've got pills that make me happy...
Lex
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