Posted by Tabitha on February 22, 2016, at 10:06:39
In reply to Re: Can people relate to this?, posted by Meltingpot on February 22, 2016, at 1:08:58
> Hi Tabitha,
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> I really sympathise with your situation. Hopefully you won't run out of options. There is always ketamine and ALKS5461 and other drugs in development. Also, there is always the possibility that a drug you've taken in the past will work again.Thank you. I'm doing well right now since adding lithium.
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> I'm not planning on killing myself (not yet as I'm ok now), I just want the option there and I don't understand what is wrong with that.
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>I don't think there's anything wrong with the option of suicide. I don't judge people who choose to end intolerable suffering. However, I don't think it's a good idea to have a means of suicide readily available. Having it there may seem comforting, but it also increases the risk that you will choose suicide to relieve immediate pain when there are still other options.
One of the symptoms of depression is literally not being able to see options for improvement. Ask yourself, if you knew there was a med combo (or something) out there that would give you several years of remission, would it still make sense to kill yourself before having those years?
The possibility to end your life is always there. You don't need to gather the means of doing it now.
poster:Tabitha
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