Posted by marip on September 1, 2003, at 15:35:22
I've been depressed/anxious for over five years--on meds for almost 2. Since starting meds I'll have periods of feeling pretty good but these are always followed by times of feeling worse than Ive every felt before. Each time I up my dose or change my meds and again feel better for a few months until another wave of this depression hits me again.
Does anybody get "cured" of their biochemical depression? Mental illness definitely runs in my family--but does that mean Im going to have to be periodically practically debilitated with depression, social anxiety, all the dispair for the rest of my life?
Have others experienced this periodic relapse? And has anyone stopped meds or found one med that worked for them for more than six months in a row? I dont know if I just need to get used to this or if I should take more meds or what!! Please help.
marip
ps. i am in psychotherapy and it helps me deal but cant take the edge off the depression and all its aweful symptoms.
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