Posted by asoiferman on June 10, 2004, at 11:51:24
In reply to PLEASE READ!!, posted by pretty_paints on June 10, 2004, at 9:50:48
regarding whether or not to stay on the meds, i say DEFINITELY stay on them. don't let it worry you if you have to take them for several years or forever. i used to worry about the same things (i have OCD and depression) and i just recently realized, after going off my meds because i thought i could live without them, that having to take them isn't a bad thing. if you had diabetes, you'd have to treat that forever; look at depression the same way.
now, going totally against what i just said, after you finish school you might want to try lowering your dose or going off, but that would depend on how you've been, what your doctor thinks, etc. the stresses of school and everyday life could have brought this depression on. it could be a one-time event or it could be recurring.
i know how you feel about losing friends because you're depressed. right now i'm dealing with a depression and i don't want to do anything, especially during the day. i'm close to "normal" at night, but once i wake up, everything starts all over again. people who haven't been depressed themselves have a hard time understanding what we're dealing with. they think we can just snap out of it and get on with life. i don't tell everyone around me what's happening when i'm feeling this way, only the people closest to me. not everyone is going to understand and the people that desert you when you're down, well....you probably don't want them around when you're feeling terrific.
i hope you feel better soon! take care!
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