Let's talk about depression/attempted suicide

[hobbes9324]

Good luck - depression is tough to treat, and I can't imagine how tough it must be to go through.

Your decision not to take meds is of course yours, but something I've struggled with (as an MD) is the reluctance by some patients to take them.

From a simplistic point of view, if I see someone with a cadiac rhythm problem, I'd hope they would take their anti-arrythmic (amiodarone, or whatever) - it's something they need to make their heart beat properly - it's not like it's a sign of weakness, or that they are somehow a lesser person for taking the medication. Likewise, a diabetic should take insulin.

Barring side effects of course, and I know that some of the meds used to treat depression have them in spades. Anyway, good luck, and I'd be interested in your response.

Best wishes, and good luck.

MM MD

[mbillie1]

Effexor seems to be working for me so far.

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Effexor seems to be working for me so far.

[/ QUOTE ]That is what I took for a couple of months. At first it was really awesome, then it didnt do any difference so I just stopped.

[DwightSchrute]

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Good luck - depression is tough to treat, and I can't imagine how tough it must be to go through.

Your decision not to take meds is of course yours, but something I've struggled with (as an MD) is the reluctance by some patients to take them.

From a simplistic point of view, if I see someone with a cadiac rhythm problem, I'd hope they would take their anti-arrythmic (amiodarone, or whatever) - it's something they need to make their heart beat properly - it's not like it's a sign of weakness, or that they are somehow a lesser person for taking the medication. Likewise, a diabetic should take insulin.

Barring side effects of course, and I know that some of the meds used to treat depression have them in spades. Anyway, good luck, and I'd be interested in your response.

Best wishes, and good luck.

MM MD

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I was reluctant to take meds for a few reasons. I think I already toutched on it but to add some more one problem is waiting to be able to see a psychiatrist.

Another problem I have is I am the king of addictions - good and bad. Like I might eat perfectly for 6 months.

An example was a minor surgery I had I was given 120 hydrocodone or something like that(a scrip with one refil). One didn't do much but 2 would give me a good buzz as long as I was on an empty stomach. So each morning I would skip any kind of breakfast just because I LOVED the feeling. It was a semi euphoric everything was cool feeling.

Next thing I knew the 120 pills were gone. I could have easily got more but knew that would cause trouble.

The sleeping pills this Dr gave me work wonders for getting me to sleep and he said they aren't addicting.

The Xanax is like nothing no euphoria NUTHIN.But I did remember taking them initially hoping it would get me a good buzz. See that's how people like me justify stuff.

My dad was a raging alky for decades. He quit for 10 years when I was a kid but started again and was pretty effed up. Then he quit and he's all proud of himself but takes about every kind of pain med to include methodone. (Maybe web 2+2dr could comment on why he would get that. I thought that was for heroin addicts) I mean I was at my dadds the other day and he asked what was wrong I told him I had a headache. He gave me a pill and said "take this" Turns out it was methadoneand I passed.

I'd really love to hear more about Abilify and how that is supposed to work in 5mg doses.

So the not wanting to take meds has a lot to do with me not wanting to take one and then the next thing I'm my dad.... ya know?

Fact - Pain pills seem better than beets [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[schondler]

(<-schundler, citanul temp-banned me) Only skimmed the thread.

I wish I could seamlessly slip into death. I'm going to bed in a few minutes and hopefully I won't wake up.