Posted by madeline on December 4, 2006, at 18:29:26
In reply to Re: Why your medicine may not help, posted by linkadge on December 4, 2006, at 18:13:00
To some extent, I agree with you. It is shocking to see the number of prescriptions for AD's that come out of general practioner's offices.
I think that is malpractice.
Good old fashioned psychotherapy, learning new life coping skills, developing social support systems, making life (career) changes, eating well, avoiding alcohol, exercising, simply finding something that makes you happy and DOING it, becoming confident enough to take control of your life - these are all things that are essential for battling long term depression.
I do think the AD's can be a powerful adjunct to the above by potentially offering enough relief to begin the changes above.
But overcoming major depression, like any other chronic major illness, requires lifestyle changes as well.
Doctors should tell us this, good psychiatrists will open the door for us and help us to walk through to it.
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