Posted by Shes_InItForTheMoney on August 8, 2011, at 6:23:34
In reply to Re: The 'antidepressants dont work' thing, posted by linkadge on July 29, 2011, at 11:58:48
> >There's a big difference between someone who is >crippled by feelings of hopelessness and despair >and someone who hates thier job and resents >their family and doesn't know how to move on or >accept the situation.
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> Yeah, but how do *you* know the difference between the two. I know a lot of clinically depressed people who put on a happy face, and downplay their own problems in public, but behind closed doors they really are clinically depressed. The kinds of information that is revealed to a physician may be very different than the kinds of information revealed to co-workers in public. So its not really possible for anybody to say...so and so is not *really* clinically depressed, they just need "therapy" and "acceptance" in their life.
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> >I know a guy who is unhappy and confused about >is life, but not really depressed.
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> Again...how do you know? Maybe the medications upgraded him from "clinically depressed" to "confused about his life"
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> Linkadge
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>People expect too much from pills. The truth is if your life circumstances where crud before meds, it's not going to be much different after taking meds. It's just small things that will change, like some sleeping habits, some energy, but everybody thinks meds should do all the work and people think they should turn into a superhero. Meds take away SOME symptoms...the rest is up to you.
Jay
She's in it for the money
You know, love don't cost a thing
Build your heart a diamond and it don't need no ring
-M. Good
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