stugotz

Just my two cents, but any drug that has that kind of power over you cant be good. Best of luck to you.

sleepie

Ya know what? Anxiety and crippling panic attacks have quite a bit of power too. I was having these long before I was medicated for them and they are immobilizing. I can actually leave my apartment and work part time now, something I was not doing this time last year. My brain chemicals are my own, I did not choose this. I don't have perfect brain chemistry and so I am treated and I disagree- meds are very, very good for me and I would not have made the progress I did this past year without them. I'd prefer not to end up in a hospital again for attempted (you can guess, it's an unacceptable word)- so yes my desire to live and live well is helped by some synthetic brain chemicals at this time.

hope51

Sleepie I am with you on that one. I have tried several times to go off antidepressants and become severely depressed. Without them I don't know where I'd be today. But people who have never been there can't possibly understand what a savior they are.