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Re: SSRI's and sudden cardiac =(just had a TIA)

Posted by morganpmiller on July 1, 2009, at 1:39:37

In reply to Re: SSRI's and sudden cardiac =(just had a TIA), posted by ihatedrugs on July 1, 2009, at 1:14:51

Yeah that first therapist you saw sounds like I bit of quack. Maybe he/she was just trying to get you to organized your environment so that you may have an easier time organizing your mind in a way that you needed in order to start dealing with some things. Who knows. That's unfortunated that you had a bad experience the first time you saw a therapist. That time of our lives is not a time when people typically have success in dealing with the possible underlying causes of their depression, whether the therapist is good or not. I am a huge believer that most of us were not simply born with depression. We have it lurking inside of us for reasons other than biological and one day something triggers it and it comes to the surface.

What you say about medication makes a lot of sense. I will say that even when cleaner, more effective medications are developed in the future, we still won't truly rid ourselves of the illness unless we deal with the root causes. Otherwise we will just be covering up what is really going on deep inside. Sure there are biological predispositions. Those predispositions most likely would not turn into the monsters they become if it were not for the emotional elements of our psyche plaguing our subconscious.

IMHO, the medications available today, plus therapy, is the best approach to treating depression/anxiety in the long run.

I'll take my antidepressants and take care of my body and go to therapy and live a long healthy life. You guys can jump on the wagon if you want to.

> Have you ever tried any kind of therapy? You don't have to have anything to be depressed about on the outside for something lingering underneath the surface on the inside to come back and keep bringing you down. The best explanation for depression is the bio/psycho/social dynamic. Psychiatrists and big pharma would rather us not delve into the past and deal with things, because if we did, we may not eventually need to be medicated as much.
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> > There is neurofeedback, EMDR, CBT, and other alternative therapies/treatments that may help you address the rest of your depression that medication alone will not address.
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> Actually, I have but I guess I haven't found the right therapist. The onset of my depression was very sudden. One day I was perfectly fine and then one morning I awoke to the most dreadful feeling of doom and it wouldn't go away. I was nineteen at the time and was away in college but was very happy until that day. I suffered in silence for many years because I did'nt know what was wrong with me. I believe had I gotten help early on perhaps it would have been an easier ride. But who knows. I do remember however in the midst of my first depressive episode I mustered the strenght to go to a psychotherapist using the last fifty dollars I had in my bank account, and all I remembered the therapist telling me was to clean my closet or organize the kitchen cabinets to keep my mind busy so I wouldn't think about the depression. It was at that time that the only one lucid thought left in my mal functioning brain screamed...what a bunch of crock...I want my fifty dollars back... I need to pay my roomate. Of course never saw her again. It sounds funny now but at the time I was so confused.
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> I guess the point we are all trying to make with this discussion is that there is no panacea for our mental ills and some of us have been suffering longer than others which takes a toll. Yet, some of us choose to be more hopeful and believe that these meds will eventually get better with time and we just need to be patient. Most of our bloggers log into this forum looking for that magic post that says "scientists have found the magic bullet to treat and cure depression" but in the meantime we decide to share our frustrations, fears and knowledge with people who are actually interested in listening to us.
> And usually when we find a med that works (if only for a while) we don't lurk as much and sometimes don't even visit the site because we are too busy enjoying life.
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