Posted by Deneb on March 23, 2012, at 4:50:44
In reply to Re: Just to make my point clear.. » Twinleaf, posted by SLS on March 22, 2012, at 20:31:28
> > There is no justification for your taking anti-depressants when you are no longer depressed, unless you find that you relapse when you don't take them.
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> I think the decision to continue treating MDD with antidepressants depends on several factors, including the history of recurrence and chronicity along with family history. Unfortunately, Prozac is often less effective once it is discontinued and restarted. For me, it would not be justified to attempt to discontinue treatment simply because I reach a point where I am no longer depressed. Gosh, I hope I am fortunate enough to be confronted with this dilemma.>
> > This is the time to find out If you can manage well without them. The cost to you in side effects is sounding very high to me.
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> I tend to agree with you. However, I don't even know if the presence of MDD was ever ascertained. Not all self-descriptions of depression represent MDD. At such a young age, it is an attractive idea to perform the experiment of antidepressant discontinuation.
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> - Scott
>I'm not sure what I had, but I know I've been pretty miserable in the past and it was an off and on thing. It got pretty severe. I'm just going to do whatever pdoc recommends.
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