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In the discussion thread: I no longer use antidepressants. [View all]

Sun Dec 30, 2012, 12:53 PM

ananda (12,547 posts)

55. I do not like psychotropes for anybody.

But this society has been totally brainwashed into believing the pseudoscience behind drugging people "for their own good."

And those drugs have effects, yes I said effects not side effects; and those effects are bad. Depression is difficult, but there are ways to deal with it and even get through it without drugs.

I like that Sally Sparrow quote from Dr. Who's "Blink" episode: "Sad is happy for deep people."

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112 replies	Author	Time	Post
I no longer use antidepressants. [View all]	sibelian	Dec 2012	OP
This is very interesting, sibelian.	enough	Dec 2012	#1
I'm forty two.	sibelian	Dec 2012	#9
You're young yet, believe me!	enough	Dec 2012	#12
Acceptance :)	tama	Dec 2012	#2
Brava! what a beautiful and inspiring post	secondwind	Dec 2012	#3
Thank you!	sibelian	Dec 2012	#11
You did the right thing. A youthful outlook comes from the ignorance and inexperience of	Squinch	Dec 2012	#4
Thank you, Squinch.	sibelian	Dec 2012	#52
Good for you, but not for everyone	Susieville	Dec 2012	#5
I stopped some months ago, in March.	sibelian	Dec 2012	#15
I recently came to the same decision	DianeG5385	Dec 2012	#6
Kick n/t	Dalai_1	Dec 2012	#7
Listening to our bodies	pecwae	Dec 2012	#8
Thank you pecwae... and it may interest you to know that this whole process started with yoga...	sibelian	Dec 2012	#59
My w/d process began	pecwae	Jan 2013	#94
Being present with anxiety has helped me with a similar challenge	AllyCat	Dec 2012	#10
This is so important	lapislzi	Dec 2012	#13
Take care of yourself	ismnotwasm	Dec 2012	#14
Thank you.	sibelian	Dec 2012	#17
thank you	riverwalker	Dec 2012	#16
Thank you for the perspective.	Still Blue in PDX	Dec 2012	#18
It might be.	sibelian	Dec 2012	#39
"a dedication to difficult but worthwhile things for very little reward" = indeed. the scars are	HiPointDem	Dec 2012	#68
Dark Night of the Soul	tama	Jan 2013	#99
That you tama,	sibelian	Jan 2013	#104
What I believe	tama	Jan 2013	#109
I think it is great you could do that	davidpdx	Dec 2012	#19
May I suggest to you and everyone else struggling with melancholia,	Jackpine Radical	Dec 2012	#33
thanks for the suggestion	NMDemDist2	Dec 2012	#72
I'm very happy for you	rox63	Dec 2012	#20
You are the judge.	sibelian	Dec 2012	#54
I think your on the right track! Life can be wonderful and terrible.	Dustlawyer	Dec 2012	#21
Thank you dustlawyer	sibelian	Dec 2012	#64
As I have gotten older and reflected more, I came to the understanding of who I am vs. what I want	Dustlawyer	Dec 2012	#89
Thank you for the excellent post.	tiredtoo	Dec 2012	#22
I'm very reassured to learn that I'm not the only one!	sibelian	Dec 2012	#56
As John and Yoko said...	MrMickeysMom	Dec 2012	#23
I find myself totally agreeing, I don't believe in those drugs.	joanbarnes	Dec 2012	#24
Well I'm doing okay... I'm not necessarily advocating my experience as a panacea...	sibelian	Dec 2012	#65
Dangerous	Ajaye	Dec 2012	#25
a quiet plus one	Buzz Clik	Dec 2012	#28
+1	progressoid	Dec 2012	#29
Yup	HERVEPA	Dec 2012	#34
"Do not encourage mentally ill people to stop appropriate treatment."	sibelian	Dec 2012	#40
She wasn't advocating anything for anyone	arthritisR_US	Dec 2012	#46
Thank You For Your Post	WiffenPoof	Dec 2012	#53
Oh, I wouldn't say that.	sibelian	Dec 2012	#57
THIS.	bettyellen	Dec 2012	#62
"Do not encourage mentally ill people to stop appropriate treatment." The poster didn't. Quite	HiPointDem	Dec 2012	#70
With respect, the tx has to be specific to each person.	nolabear	Dec 2012	#73
Great post.	Union Scribe	Dec 2012	#88
I used one for a period of a year and a half,	Skidmore	Dec 2012	#26
they've made an industry of pathologizing people	datasuspect	Dec 2012	#27
Huge incorrect generalization	HERVEPA	Dec 2012	#35
please disabuse me of my notions.	datasuspect	Dec 2012	#47
In many (most) cases, depression is caused by a chemical imbalance.	HERVEPA	Dec 2012	#91
when i was in my 20s	datasuspect	Jan 2013	#98
Glad it worked for you.	HERVEPA	Jan 2013	#100
So because that "worked" for you	nobodyspecial	Jan 2013	#107
"it should be the same for everyone."	sibelian	Jan 2013	#112
absolutely correct--mental health "professionals" are not to be trusted.	MindPilot	Dec 2012	#60
therapist = the rapist	datasuspect	Dec 2012	#75
or, in many people's cases, better.	HERVEPA	Jan 2013	#101
Not a good idea	PasadenaTrudy	Dec 2012	#30
No need, for me, I think.	sibelian	Dec 2012	#42
What we resist persists	Utopian Leftist	Dec 2012	#31
First, good luck, I hope it continues to work.	caseymoz	Dec 2012	#32
Hi caseymoz	sibelian	Dec 2012	#86
Hope you enjoy your trip.	caseymoz	Jan 2013	#92
Hiya.... warning.... wall. of. text.	sibelian	Jan 2013	#111
It seems you have become the master of your fate and the	lunatica	Dec 2012	#36
Thank you, lunatica.	sibelian	Dec 2012	#48
i wish you the best	samsingh	Dec 2012	#37
Thank you samsingh.	sibelian	Dec 2012	#66
yoga and especially hot yoga	samsingh	Dec 2012	#67
you might find this video of a former pharmaceutical representative interesting	green for victory	Dec 2012	#38
I have felt that yin and yang all my life	liberal_at_heart	Dec 2012	#41
This is an OP of a very healthy, evolving mind!	arthritisR_US	Dec 2012	#43
Good for you!	TM99	Dec 2012	#44
I wish I could do it but it will never happen	Robyn66	Dec 2012	#45
This all sounds truly dreadful, Robyn...	sibelian	Dec 2012	#50
And to you as well :)	Robyn66	Dec 2012	#69
Thanks for saying this.	distantearlywarning	Dec 2012	#49
This message was self-deleted by its author	get the red out	Dec 2012	#51
I do not like psychotropes for anybody.	ananda	Dec 2012	#55
Hmmmm. Difficult.	sibelian	Dec 2012	#63
I think most people who get as depressed as I do simply kill themselves.	hunter	Dec 2012	#58
That sounds very debilitating.	sibelian	Dec 2012	#61
You perfectly describe my hopes for my therapy patients.	nolabear	Dec 2012	#71
Thank you nolabear	sibelian	Jan 2013	#105
Cool	libodem	Dec 2012	#74
You shouldn't stop cold turkey.	musical_soul	Dec 2012	#76
Ancient history.	sibelian	Dec 2012	#78
That's good to hear.	musical_soul	Dec 2012	#80
SSRIs have an adverse impact on me.	David__77	Dec 2012	#77
Love your post!	KT2000	Dec 2012	#79
Good for you. To be on the safe side, maybe you should keep a journal	ecstatic	Dec 2012	#81
I think the information from Journal of	ohheckyeah	Dec 2012	#82
interesting that you were prescribed ssri's as a sleep aid. what was the medical rationale for	HiPointDem	Jan 2013	#93
It was a couple of months after I had back surgery.	ohheckyeah	Jan 2013	#97
Very interesting. May I ask a question?	ChisolmTrailDem	Dec 2012	#83
I hope you don't mind if I have a think and come back to your post.	sibelian	Dec 2012	#85
Ha! Of course not, sibelian. Please have a fun and safe trip =) ! Oh, and happy new year! eom	ChisolmTrailDem	Dec 2012	#87
Hi chisolmtraildem	sibelian	Jan 2013	#103
Thank you so much, sibelian, for	ChisolmTrailDem	Jan 2013	#110
All well and good, but pay attention to physical symptoms as well	TexasBushwhacker	Dec 2012	#84
Plus multi-trillion!	BeHereNow	Dec 2012	#90
That was so cool !!	nolabels	Jan 2013	#95
Addendum: the gene sapolsky talks about at the end is 5-htt. after more research it turns	HiPointDem	Jan 2013	#96
Good Luck!	MFM008	Jan 2013	#102
I have avoided antidepressants for the same reason. I am supposed to be sad.	dawg	Jan 2013	#106
Well...	sibelian	Jan 2013	#108

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