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Posted by stk on Jan-24-2003 01:33:

need your guys opinions

what do u guys think about depressed ppl taking medication?

I know a friend of mine who was very depressed.. and lately shes been taking medication..and shes much better now..BUt shes very diff..like she acts very strange at times..like she seems so happy...and joyful and everything..

what do u guys think about this? i dunno i really care for her but i dont know what to say....cause i think the medication is changing her who she is

Posted by RedLunatik on Jan-24-2003 01:37:

i dont mind people taking them
i think i should take some

but friends tell me..... it makes you feel high.... in a way...
lightheaded and stuff..
and it calms you down.....

in a way i guess they could change you.....
thats why she's taking them no?
so she wont be depressed anymore?

Posted by corsten_addict on Jan-24-2003 01:43:

It's such a mixed issue. Sometimes doctors and psychologists don't understand that people prefer to be depressed. And yet they prescribe medication which changes the person's makeup (i.e. personality, likes/dislikes). It's almost fake sometimes.

Personally, I don't know what is good or bad. I'm not on them and I can't give an opinion.

Posted by fastmp3 on Jan-24-2003 02:23:

IMO : you were used to see her soooooo depressed but now that she takes medication and she's normal you think she's tooooooo happy

Posted by KoreanDJ on Jan-24-2003 05:35:

When I was depressed back in the day, I listened to trance and i was like

Stevek

Posted by drizzt81 on Jan-24-2003 05:39:

Re: need your guys opinions

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Originally posted by stk
what do u guys think about depressed ppl taking medication?

I think psychopharmaka are _VERY_ potent drugs, as they work on who you are without you knowing..

I think too many people take them too lightheartedly.. but some people really do need them!

Posted by malek on Jan-24-2003 05:50:

they fuck your brains out, you seem happy, but nothing really changes. you become an empty person.

Posted by Nalin on Jan-24-2003 06:04:

I think medication is good for people that *really* (i really stress *really*, lol) need it. Otherwise as with most things, medication is always a worse path to taken to achieve health then doing it without medication. But man, I know whats its like to be depressed and you got to be a little happy for your friend there, cause going through life depressed is like being mentally tortured every day. Perhaps being too happy is better then being too sad.

Posted by Kirby on Jan-24-2003 15:15:

In my psychology class they said in America many more people take prozac than need it but if you take it and don't need it then you shouldn't notice much of a difference/effect so it's not quite as bad as it could be since all it does is block the reuptake of serotonin which doesn't change much if that's happening correctly anyway... hmm... medications that change mood scare me because then I'm afraid I'll never go back to the way I was before! Maybe your friend is additionally happy because not only is the medicine helping the problem but she also is less stressed knowing that she doesn't have to go through it again. That would make me very happy...

Posted by Spad on Jan-24-2003 23:32:

If used correctly they can be life-changing. If somebody is suffering from depression their life can get very "cloudy" and consumed by the depression. These drugs can help lift their mood and enable them to clear their head and begin seeing what's important in their life and work towards making things better. Help them recognise the problems they've had in the past and learn new ways to deal with such things whilst on the medication, so that when they come off it they're "better equiped" if you like.

Unfortunatly I think a lot of doctors are too quick to hand out these drugs in cases where they're not necessary and a lot of people can become dependant on them so it's important doctors use them alongside and as an aid to other treatments to help cure the illness.

Posted by Spad on Jan-24-2003 23:35:

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Originally posted by pagoda
I think people who aren't depressed don't realize how serious depression is and how much it fucks every day of your life up, and how great it is just to be normal.

Posted by EbolaCola on Jan-25-2003 00:44:

A couple years ago I was very depressed. My doctor put me on Zoloft for a few weeks and I began to feel a lot better. Medication really helps out a lot.

Posted by Arbiter on Jan-25-2003 01:34:

Half of them are placebos and the other half totally fuck with your mind. I guess if you're in a really bad state of mind, it might offer some respite... but I think it's more important to really try to deal with the issues that are at the root of the problem, rather than trying to take the quick and easy, but ultimately less satisfying and more expensive, solution.

My brother was diagnosed with depression four years ago. Since then, he's been on Prozac, Zoloft, and now, Celexia. None of them have had any substantial impact on his condition, and he absolutely hates taking them. These medications might be good for correcting a simple chemical imbalance, but I think most depressed people won't find them to be a permanent answer to their hopes and dreams of a better life.

Posted by Blue. on Jan-25-2003 04:50:

Honestly, I'm getting over depression now and for some reason it feels weird. Why is it that once a depressed person is happy he misses being depressed? For some reason now that someone is making me happy and other things in life are making me happy I feel that it would be no problem to go back to being depressed and I feel that I kinda miss it. Then again i was also an alcoholic before but what exactly can I do just let the hapiness continue until the feeling of missing the depression disapears or do I have to do something else?

Posted by Arbiter on Jan-25-2003 05:06:

trance_n_dance, the mind naturally resists change of any kind. You'll eventually get used to being "normal" again and won't miss feeling depressed.

Posted by Blue. on Jan-25-2003 18:16:

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Originally posted by Arbiter
trance_n_dance, the mind naturally resists change of any kind. You'll eventually get used to being "normal" again and won't miss feeling depressed.

I hope so cause I don't want to become an alcoholic again. I guess I havn't adjusted to the hapiness yet hehehe.

Posted by DJ_Skaya on Jan-26-2003 14:01:

I personally think that a person should try to work out their underlying emotional issues before taking medication for them. The only time medication is SUPPOSED to be prescribed is if the person has chemical imbalances and even if they had no problems with their lives they would still be fucked up.

Posted by Spad on Jan-26-2003 16:56:

quote:
Originally posted by DJ_Skaya
I personally think that a person should try to work out their underlying emotional issues before taking medication for them.

The point of medication is to allow people to do this. When a person is suffering from depression it can consume them so much they are unable to see the bigger picture. Medication can help put them in a position where they can begin to sort themselves out.

Posted by kirbtastic on Jan-26-2003 18:41:

i think medication is over prescribed in the US. doctors seem to throw everyone on these magic pills just because they are a little upset. pills dont solve problems..they just help mask them.
i think there are better ways to solve our problems. pills should only be used on people who are truely mentally ill.