Posted by Phillipa on March 24, 2007, at 22:21:57
Hi this isn't meant to sound mean or cause any trouble. I'm just going to say what I've noticed with me. Remember it's me no one else. As most people problems in childhood no ones is perfect time to move on accept and move on. So my family as has anxiety disorder. So the only meds available are benzos . So whole family on them. As each or I will stick to myself found interests and got education and did more my anxiety lessened so I naturally on my own cut down on benzos. Did really think about them. Raising three kids going to school and owning a businsess is fun but busy no time to dwell. So I graduate, divorce, move on my own, to a different state that I loved and found many wonderful RN jobs and worked happily for years. I drank 4-6 beers a night and sometimes took a low dose .25 of xanax and slept well and wokeup refreshed and feeling great. And did my chores, ran, went to work usually 3-ll. Then the move to NC and these wierd for me SSRI's came out at the same time my thyroid was going and I got caught in the ad frenzy I call it. None of them worked for me. I had maintained my feeling of feeling really good with Shaklee vitamins and my routine. Also ground my own coffee beans and could drink coffee until the dreaded ad's and then everything went poof away. I had to take higher doses of benzos to get rid of a side effect of an ad that never worked even after months. Boy was I stupid I left my Shaklee and my beer and turned to the pdocs meds. I feel I've lost ll years to them. Now with the new pdoc who says my problem is physical and related to thyroid I will begin to put my life back together as I'm getting old now and want to nurse again at the thing in life I love the best.
Now you know I'm older than most of you but in all my high school days not one person did I ever hear of taking a med if they oh broke up with their boyfriend and felt sad as this is not true depression. And if you were scared about something did you take a pill? No you just did it. Not one person I knew during childhood ,highschool or after ever harmed themselves or was on a medication. On weekends we drank some beer, danced, made-out and had fun. So what has happened to society. Do we expect too much? Does the water really have prozac in it? Why are kids so much larger and people? Why because we use chemicals and I feel talking to people and having fun is the key to mental health. Now don't get me wrong my own ex-father-in-law is classis manic depression so I'm not saying there are not real illnesses. But it seems to me they have escalated to the point that everyone I talk with neighbors sales people in stores is on some psych med. Any ideas why? Do the pdocs take the meds or maybe relax with a nice bottle of wine at night? Love Phillipa
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