Posted by jclint on November 30, 2005, at 15:58:14
In reply to Re: Forever meds, posted by Squiggles on November 30, 2005, at 6:54:22
The thought of being on a medicine that would carry on working for the rest of my life is a greatly inspiring thought, actually! After trying so many drugs I have really lost any of my original stigma towards taking them. I can't imagine living without some 'chemical help' really. Its always a bit scary when you first think about it - but if you have minimal side effects, and the drug is not dangerous in the long term, then I can't see a reason to be depressed by the thought of staying on them for life.
Although having said that, you need to find something that suits you - I am on Cymbalta at the moment and would not like to be on it for life as I feel it has something of an emotional numbing effect. But my other drug, Lamictal, I would have no trouble taking indefinately, if it kept working.
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