Posted by SAW on August 19, 2004, at 9:31:09
In reply to Better Living Through Chemistry, posted by Cinderella on August 19, 2004, at 8:39:12
Yes, isn't it amazing that by altering the chemistry, life gets easier. I am feeling much more in control after 10 days on Effexor XR.
I have picked up a contradiction on the chemical imbalance. One pdoc says that you get depressed first then chemically imbalanced, thus it is a symptom and not a cause and treating only the symptom will not alleviate the depression. My latest pdoc says it is much the other way round and that the cause of depression is due to the initial chemical imbalance.
Either way, I am glad I made the decision to "balance my chemicals" and that the med is helping me. I wasn't capable of helping myself.
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