Anti-Depressants

[Undertoad]

Can you imagine a diabetic saying "I don't want to depend on the meds forever...?"

If this is something you've fought your entire life, then you have a chronic situation. The drugs are awesome.

When I asked my doc about going off, he said "OK, what did you experience when you were off the drugs?" "Panic, anxiety, social phobia." "And you want to return to that why?"

[Perry Winkle]

I can speak from the other side of the coin: I went through a course of almost every anxiety and depression medication around in the late 90s and early 2000s. None of them helped. Some of them made things worse. Others did nothing at all.

What ended up working for me was a diet and exercise regimen (along with therapy). A serious one. I've kept it up non-stop for 5-6 years and have been doing great.

[morethanpretty]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Can you imagine a diabetic saying "I don't want to depend on the meds forever...?"

If this is something you've fought your entire life, then you have a chronic situation. The drugs are awesome.

When I asked my doc about going off, he said "OK, what did you experience when you were off the drugs?" "Panic, anxiety, social phobia." "And you want to return to that why?"

UT some diabeties can be controlled w/o meds. Trying not to be critical though, I think you're comparing apples and oranges. The drugs are not awesome, they can have serious consequences and like I've stated before, are not fully understood. When you were off the drugs, and while you were on them, what else did you do to alleviate your problem? This is probably rude to say, and I think you're awesome no matter what, but your photos show that you are overweight. Do you exercise and diet? Have you tried methods like meditation, yoga, or regular counseling? If you're not willing to share more I understand, I'm just trying to get the full picture.