Anti-depressants

[BPA234]

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So it doesn't take too much to work out why I'm posting this!

Have thought about taking the pills for a while.

Does anyone have any thoughts / experience that they would like to share on this subject?

ie do they work?

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At the risk of raising the ire of irieguy, I would like to add to the thread. From what I have read or been told by professionals working in the field, anti-depressants are prescribed in attempt to correct a chemical imbalance in the brain.

When working properly, anti-depressants are supposed to correct the imbalance within 6-18 months. The correction is supposed to be permanent and once corrected, the medication is gradually stopped.

Since so little is known about individual brain chemistry, the prescribing of anti-depressants, both in type and dose, is a hit-or-miss affair. Multiple attempts may be required to find the "right" medicine and dose.

If anyone knows otherwise, I would be glad to hear if the above is not accurate in any way.

[Kiera]

I was on Zoloft for a year. It saved me from the situation I was in at the time. I'm not sure that I actually learned my lesson from that, but it was very helpful at that point.

[theblackkeys]

For all you people who were put on medications, did your doctors suggest cognitive behavioral therapy in combination with the drug?

[KittyKat]

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For all you people who were put on medications, did your doctors suggest cognitive behavioral therapy in combination with the drug?

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I was in cognitive behavioral therapy, and my therapist suggested I talk to a doctor about antidepressants.