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Tue Feb 28, 2012, 12:06 AM

FrodosPet (1,030 posts)

20. Which meds?

The ones that make you sleep 20 hours a day, the ones that leave you shivering cold in the middle of an 85 degree day, or the ones that send you into an axe wielding rage where you destroy your shed and put huge gouges into the side of your house?

Been there, done that.

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43 replies	Author	Time	Post
Slow Death By Depression [View all]	Are_grits_groceries	Feb 2012	OP
du rec. nt	xchrom	Feb 2012	#1
And then I see a darkness...	HereSince1628	Feb 2012	#2
K&R !!! n/t	RKP5637	Feb 2012	#3
Good read. I've lost enough friends to depression that I feel I have a good understanding.	slackmaster	Feb 2012	#4
also: anomie	patrice	Feb 2012	#5
Powerful. Dreadful. Terrifyingly real.	Zenlitened	Feb 2012	#6
Which meds?	FrodosPet	Feb 2012	#20
They don't work for me	Londoncalling	Feb 2012	#23
I can relate.	Myrina	Feb 2012	#7
I am reaching out to you and sending you a big HUG myrina.	crunch60	Feb 2012	#18
major depression is so debilitating	Marrah_G	Feb 2012	#8
Since I moved to a much less sunny climate	LaurenG	Feb 2012	#9
My depression was never self-directed, which I know was unusual, but I was overcome by a terrible	Brickbat	Feb 2012	#10
And the meds often make you feel like	RoccoR5955	Feb 2012	#11
A book	bongbong	Feb 2012	#12
One that really describes depression is William Styron's	LuckyLib	Feb 2012	#33
I do think depression can be rather misunderstood.	Proles	Feb 2012	#13
Clinical depression is not the same thing as existential angst or mourning.	hedgehog	Feb 2012	#14
I believe it never comes out of nowhere, that there is always a root cause or combination of factors	slackmaster	Feb 2012	#15
I agree with you that hormones can have an effect.	hedgehog	Feb 2012	#16
there's also been some research to suggest that early life adversity	nashville_brook	Feb 2012	#24
Well, I (thankfully) had little adversity or no trauma in my early life...	YoungDemCA	Feb 2012	#35
thanks for the oP	mdmc	Feb 2012	#17
Six months out of work, tapping my retirement money to survive.	MrSlayer	Feb 2012	#19
I am worried about you. I identify with your post. I'm in danger of being laid off.	Honeycombe8	Feb 2012	#41
very insightful comments	annm4peace	Feb 2012	#21
interesting post n/t	RainDog	Feb 2012	#22
Awesome reply	ProgressiveATL	Feb 2012	#32
One tip for those with low energy.	timesup	Feb 2012	#25
The hidden toll of depression is horrible...	YoungDemCA	Feb 2012	#26
I have a degree in psych and clinical training, but my understanding took a quantum leap recently	slackmaster	Feb 2012	#29
Even with all the psychiatric support in the world people sometimes choose suicide.	undeterred	Feb 2012	#39
Take care. You could be my beloved little brother talking. He has been fighting this since he was a	jwirr	Feb 2012	#27
So tired of being tired...	daleanime	Feb 2012	#28
Psychedelics including ketamine and mushrooms have shown great promise	Danascot	Feb 2012	#30
Churchill called his Depression "the black dog".	Odin2005	Feb 2012	#31
kick	Blue_Tires	Feb 2012	#34
Was in a state of depression for 6 years.	RebelOne	Feb 2012	#36
Some don't respond to meds, but many do.	Vattel	Feb 2012	#37
Spot fucking on.	easttexaslefty	Feb 2012	#38
Good post and I know what chronic depression is like	fujiyama	Feb 2012	#40
Watch Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive	Ichingcarpenter	Feb 2012	#42
..	mdmc	Mar 2012	#43

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