Anti-depressants

2handed · #1 10-25-2007, 05:09 AM

But really I would also be interested in hearing accounts from a couple people who have taken them over a long period.

Wynton · #2 10-25-2007, 11:06 AM

My father is a psychiatrist, and I have defended psychotics in court, so I am eminently qualified to answer this question.

Of course, they work. And there are a variety of them out there. If there is no improvement after 4-6 weeks, a doctor would probably try another.

Whether they should be taken "over a long period" is a whole other question.

But needless to say, not all conditions merit anti-depressants.

Has a doctor recommended these for you and you are debating whether to go along with the plan? I hope you weren't planning to self-medicate, somehow.

Coaching · #3 10-25-2007, 12:00 PM

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My father is a psychiatrist, and I have defended psychotics in court, so I am eminently qualified to answer this question.

Of course, they work. And there are a variety of them out there. If there is no improvement after 4-6 weeks, a doctor would probably try another.

Whether they should be taken "over a long period" is a whole other question.

But needless to say, not all conditions merit anti-depressants.

Has a doctor recommended these for you and you are debating whether to go along with the plan? I hope you weren't planning to self-medicate, somehow.

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Thanks for your response.

I too have defended psyhotics in court, but that's a bit of a different issue, right?

Has your father said that they work? (Or implied this in the course of conversation?)

I guess there wouldn't be such a demand for them if they didn't?

Cheers.

Coaching · #4 10-25-2007, 12:01 PM

Definitely not planning to self-medicate don't worry!

Wynton · #5 10-25-2007, 12:13 PM

I was kidding about being qualified to answer the question.

But for what it's worth, I have had many conversations with my father when the topic came up, and I'm sure he believes that they work and considers them an important tool.

Coaching · #6 10-25-2007, 12:34 PM

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I was kidding about being qualified to answer the question.

But for what it's worth, I have had many conversations with my father when the topic came up, and I'm sure he believes that they work and considers them an important tool.

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doh irony detector ON!