I dont doubt that these antidepressants
work but I just wondered if you have to
stay on them for life. I was just on
prozac and it worked wonderfully but I got
off after six months of treatment and my
panic disorder returned after only 2
weeks. That bothers me since I would like
to someday live a life free of any kind of
drugs and I dont see that it is possible.
I feel like I have to make a choice of
whether I want to be anxious and depressed
or on medication. I feel like panic
disorder is a curse............Thanks for
letting me vent...It feels good..But if
anyone has any advice please contact me at
my email or just write back to the
forum..I am new here and would like to
meet people who can relate to me.Because
it seems co one around me
understands..,thanks
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Tanya
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Aug 2003 Posts: 145 Location: Hmm
Posted: 09-22-03 17:25pm
I understand how you feel. I have a panic
disorder as well as depression. I am
currently on 350mg of zoloft and I don't
see that dose decreasing anytime soon.
Although I would like to live a "drug
free" life I realize that it may not be
possible. It has been 4 years that ive
been on zoloft and when the doctors tried
to cut it down, I hit rock bottom once
again. I wont be trying that for a long
while to come. I figured I would rather
be happy and be on meds than be drug free
but miserable. Just my 2 cents!
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ilvmyonni
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Sep 2003 Posts: 8 Location: virginia
Thanks Posted: 09-23-03 07:25am
Yeah I kinda saw that one coming. It
really sucks but I guess if you look at it
differently it is not as bad as being
depressed or anxious. Thanks for
replying... :d
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STLSingleMomma
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Sep 2003 Posts: 30 Location: St. Louis, MO
Advice From My Mother.... Posted: 09-29-03 10:12am
My mother put it this way...
"if you had diabetes, would you take
medication to help live a full and
satisfying life? You have allergies, you
take medication to help live a "normal"
life. This is a chemical disorder not
unlike these diseases. The only
difference is that the chemical disorder
is in your brain, not in your blood. The
most important organ is sick, and
sometimes medication is the only way to
live a full and satisfying life."
my psychiatrist said that most likely I
will have to be on medication for most of
my life, because i've suffered from
depression & anxiety since
childhood.
At first I had a problem with meds - until
my mom came to me with, "if you had
diabetes, you'd take medication and change
your life to make it better." and I
realized that I had the control of my
life. And to take control meant to do
what I had to to live a full and
satisfying life. If we had cancer or
diabetes or any other "biological"
disorder - people would understand in
taking medications. Unfortunately the
stigma with having a psychological
disorder is such that people believe we
can just "stop" being depressed... Until
the world realizes that it is a biological
disorder, we just have to remember the
truth.
It is hard asking for help, and it is hard
to live on medications... But if it were
any other disorder, I think we'd jump at
medications if they worked to live a full
and satisfying life.
