Does antidepressants medications really make people happy?
I've always wondered if it makes positive impact on people.
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Serenitree · F
Happy? That's relative. I spent much of my adult life in a deep clinical depression. Doctors tried me on a number of different meds including one combo that made me hallucinate. Then one doctor said, take her off that toxic combo and try Zoloft. That was over 20 years ago, and I've not been in a depression since. I do, naturally, get sad if something happens to upset me or my kids. But, for me, personally, Zoloft is a life saver.
I'm happy to not be depressed, if that makes any sense.
I'm happy to not be depressed, if that makes any sense.
Random1Thoughts · F
@Serenitree
So it's worth trying the different types of antidepressants to find the best one to suit each individual.
So it's worth trying the different types of antidepressants to find the best one to suit each individual.
Serenitree · F
@Random1Thoughts I can only speak for myself. It was worth it for me....yes.
Random1Thoughts · F
Well I'm glad you could find a medication to help you. @Serenitree
Serenitree · F
@Random1Thoughts Really, it was pure luck. The doctor who prescribed the toxic combo, instantly labeled me schizophrenic and wanted to put me on some scary sounding shit, and that's when a visiting general practitioner, read my file and asked if they had noticed that the hallucinations had started about 20 hours after the first dose. No history of hallucinations, but my psychiatrist first poisons me then misdiagnosed me. Can anybody here say, incompetent? That doc ended in jail for writing scrips on demand....for a price of course.
Random1Thoughts · F
@Serenitree
Misdiagnosed often happen unnoticed. I always believe in seeking second opinion with anything regarding ones health. Consider yourself lucky that GP spotted it.
Misdiagnosed often happen unnoticed. I always believe in seeking second opinion with anything regarding ones health. Consider yourself lucky that GP spotted it.
Serenitree · F
@Random1Thoughts indeed I do. Once he put me on that combo, I couldn't have argued or even considered seeking a second opinion. I was in another universe. If he had put me on medication for schizophrenia, I have no idea if I would ever have left the hospital.