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 Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 6:30 am
It isn't cool to be disinterested.
It isn't cool to be 'depressed'.
It isn't cool to be angry.
It isn't cool to be political.
It isn't cool to be against authority.
Post-modernism is Hell, so quit perpetuating it.
I just want to be happy.
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 11:37 am
Hell yes. Especially the political bit.
Unfortunately, I am clinically depressed. But I've got some medication, so I'm better now.
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Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 12:52 pm
Teela-B Hell yes. Especially the political bit. Unfortunately, I am clinically depressed. But I've got some medication, so I'm better now. It's good that you're on medication for it, because people seem to think there's something wrong or weird about going to get help, but in the long run, it's a lot better.
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Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 9:53 pm
princess lolifoxxx Teela-B Hell yes. Especially the political bit. Unfortunately, I am clinically depressed. But I've got some medication, so I'm better now. It's good that you're on medication for it, because people seem to think there's something wrong or weird about going to get help, but in the long run, it's a lot better. I've known a lot of people who have been on the 'anti-depressants', and the ones I've known became a lot more violent and a whole lot more suicidal on Zoloft. They shove these things on everyone now, even seven year olds are getting drugged up now on barely tested drugs. There's nothing 'wrong' or 'weird' about getting help: there is, however, something seriously wrong about the way our pharmacies take advantage of our insecurities to dose us into zombies. I hope things get better for you, Teela. If what you're on is actually helping, more power to you. But if you're looking for a serotonin boost there's plenty of other ways to get it. It isn't cool to end up a piece of chiseled stone.
It isn't cool to have your strings pulled by those you're taught to trust.
It isn't cool to misdirect rage.
It isn't cool to end up paranoid.
It isn't cool to expect blind faith.
Living in the past is just as self-defeating, so let's work on the future.We just want to be happy.
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Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 6:29 am
You can't blame the pharmacies. They can't do anything with out prescriptions, and pharmacists aren't the ones who hand those out.
You can't blame doctors/shrinks because they're told that drugs are safe and they're trained to recognize symptoms and diagnose then assign drugs if needed. And according to their training, they are.
So if I were to agree with you, Kumi, I'd advise you to blame the pharmaceutical companies who're trying to make a buck, the families who insist on prescriptions because they think that drugs will make their kids happy and healthy, and the medical professionals who approve the drugs for prescribing in the first place.
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Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 7:55 pm
princess lolifoxxx Teela-B Hell yes. Especially the political bit. Unfortunately, I am clinically depressed. But I've got some medication, so I'm better now. It's good that you're on medication for it, because people seem to think there's something wrong or weird about going to get help, but in the long run, it's a lot better. Yes. It took me far too long to get help, and I didn't just go for the drugs. I tried to work it out for a few months (I had been in therapy before) and then she suggested talking to my doctor. I went on a test and then I was prescribed. It wasn't a one-visit thing. I had to do blood tests and all this other crap before I could get a prescription. And it's all working out for me. I will eventually have to go off them because the drug I'm on changes the brain chemistry a lot, but I hope to be prepared for that. Kumi Caelos 've known a lot of people who have been on the 'anti-depressants', and the ones I've known became a lot more violent and a whole lot more suicidal on Zoloft. They shove these things on everyone now, even seven year olds are getting drugged up now on barely tested drugs. There's nothing 'wrong' or 'weird' about getting help: there is, however, something seriously wrong about the way our pharmacies take advantage of our insecurities to dose us into zombies. I hope things get better for you, Teela. If what you're on is actually helping, more power to you. But if you're looking for a serotonin boost there's plenty of other ways to get it. ... Living in the past is just as self-defeating, so let's work on the future.Some anti-depressants can increased depression and suicidal tendencies in teens. Some don't. It's all about finding the right one. And yes, what I'm on is helping a lot. Thanks! Kumi, I think that your quote right there is awesome. So I decided to pull it out. And Ffaux Pas, you're totally right. I don't believe in medicating for the sake of medicating. There should be a problem first. Not just a perceived problem, a certifiable problem.
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Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:53 pm
So very much agreed with on the first post.
Also, following the line of discussion: I'm distrustful of any drugs that mess around with the way my brain works. I'm on a grand total of three medications right now (one for blood sugar, an immune suppressant, and a supplement prescription to counteract some of the nastier anemia-related issues the immune suppressant can cause), whereas when I was in middle school... I was also on three, but all of those were messing with my brain chemistry in different ways.
Lesse... at one point in time, I was on: Risperdal, Wellbutrin twice-daily, and Paxil. Wellbutrin and Paxil are both anti-depressants, and Risperdal is an anti-psychotic medicine used for treating people with bipolar.
I'm pretty sure that if I went to any respectable shrink now, they'd tell me I had Asperger's (which is very likely for me to have - autism runs in my family) and wouldn't give me any medication at all. 'Sides, I've found out that the supplement 5-HTP, which your body turns into seratonin, works better for me with fewer side-effects than any prescription antidepressant ever did. It's one hell of a lot cheaper, too.
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Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 12:46 am
I do agree with pretty much everything being said here. I have a friend who is always depressed and it makes it a little difficult for me, but she's nice and she's my friend so I feel like I should help her. Her dad is on anti depressants, but her family doesn't think she should take drugs. I feel sorry for her because she's always like that and it seems no matter what I go through I never think of myself as being depressed. I feel sorry for anyone who has to deal with being depressed.
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