Posted by Buckeye Fan on October 25, 2010, at 7:47:48
In reply to Re: Will It Go Away On It's Own ? » Buckeye Fan, posted by maxime on October 24, 2010, at 15:10:15
> Why did you stop your meds in January? Was it because you felt better?
I was feeling better...but only because the meds were masking the symptoms.
I grew tired of being on an AD...as I had begun to experience the infamous " poop-out " effect, which is simply the brain adjusting to the medication, and the medication no longer producing the desired effect.
I guess my reasoning is that staying on an AD forever is not recommended...nor is advisable as we get older.
The body of research I have found convinced me that the best course of action for me was to discontinue the artifical mood boosting and numbing meds.....all the while hoping that my chemistry would compensate and produce more natural mood enhancing chemicals.
The return of severe depression has me second guessing my choice.
BF
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