Posted by crazy teresa on September 24, 2005, at 17:53:01
In reply to Re: linkadge what would you suggest for depression?, posted by linkadge on September 24, 2005, at 10:01:57
> Therapy, vaccation, exercise, religion, stress management techniques, nutritional approaches, major lifestyle changes, smoking ...Hmmm. What kind of major lifestyle changes? Killing my husband and kids? LOL!!! Are you implying Tom Cruise is on the right track? :~} I would LOVE to be in the country where there is peace and quiet. I'm sooo much less agitated there.
> I know that many have tried all of the above without sucess. But even if one can lessen the symptoms and wait it out, I think the course of illness would be much better.
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> I know that some people do get better on pills (or so I've been told) but know dozens of people on meds, and I know that once they start the picture just gets more and more complex.
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I've been thinking that way. It started out for just a few months until the depression subsided. Now it's been years. Once they've gotten us hooked, it's a bitch to get off.> I found out my older brother had some depressive episodes (suicidal), but he refused to medicate for them, and instead got counselling through the church. It lasted a typical 6 months. It may have been harder for him to go through, but we both know that the toll the depression took was not as bad as the toll the meds took on me.
Good for your brother! He must have an amazing church.
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