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In reply to the discussion: I use anti-depressants, gratefully. [View all]Denninmi
(6,581 posts)Costs me $16 a month. No "big pharma" company is making a killing off it, it's generic off patent. Hell, Costco probably barely breaks even on it, they make their money on all of the stuff I buy in the rest of the store while I wait for pharmacy. Like the enormous box of Kashi cinnamon cereal I just bought, lol.
Been on it 4 months now, and it's pretty nice not having to run down the hall to the men's room 10-12 times a day to throw up from a panic attack, or have a sudden, uncontrollable wave of tears hit me while driving on the freeway at 70 mph. Or, frankly, to wonder if I wouldn't just be better off dead.
I refuse to even address the entire mental illness = automatically violent meme. I'm not the one with the problem in that department, it's the ignorant bastards who assume everyone who has ever had any type of mental health issue is the next Adam Lanza who have the problem, and that's called stupidity. But, if they want to stereotype and stigmatize, just remember, I'm the guy in a suit and tie driving a white Chevy SUV around Detroit, and I'm probably a hell of a lot better adjusted than they are.