Posted by ednababish on August 7, 2004, at 9:24:18
In reply to Re: How do you know Depression ended?, posted by WAKI on August 6, 2004, at 14:50:24
Dear WAKI,
I assumed you were near Northwestern because you said something about being around Chicago--at least I thought you did. I have a Ph.D from SIU, so I know all about Chicago since nearly all of my students came from there! You are in a clinical trial at a university--is it Northwestern? I am not sure that therapy will skew your results--therapy takes a whole lot longer than medication, and the medication isn't all that quick, either. It took me a year of various and sundry stuff to feel like it's all lifted--and at least 3 months on 20mgs of lexapro--and I've been in therapy on and off for ten years. The first few years involved digging around to examine how I feel and think in self-defeating ways--definitely not an agenda to uplift the spirits.
Be that as it may, I would ask about it--and if the answer is no, I would look for therapy opportunities elsewhere anyway. Why? Because your mental health is FAR MORE IMPORTANT than anyone's study. If you don't take care of yourself, then who will? Now perhaps Lexy will take me to task for this answer since she's a mental health professional, but I stick by this answer. Your first priority is to you, and when it comes to getting healthy your first priority needs to be getting you healthy.
Keep us informed,
Edna
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