Posted by linkadge on May 5, 2007, at 9:45:00
In reply to Re: Do antidepressants work ?, posted by Cecilia on May 5, 2007, at 8:21:36
>Also it annoys me when people say well if an AD >doesn't work you just must need a higher dose.
>Some us of get more and more depressed the >higher dose we try and/or unbearable side >effects.Exactly!. Innefective for depression doesn't mean it is a benign drug.
>And the people who are lucky enough to respond >to AD's say well, it's your own fault you didn't >get better, you weren't willing to put up with >side effects long enough or try a high enough >dose.
Some people only see what they want to see.
>I'm not talking about trivial side effects like >reduced libido, big deal. I'm talking eye pain >so severe you feel like you're going blind, or >not being able to sleep for a week or not being >being able to get out of the bathroom for a week >unless you want to wear Depends and carry an >emesis basis around with you.
Sometimes I think the drugs work by attempting to distract you from one bad thing with another.
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