Posted by adamie on July 15, 2001, at 13:22:51
In reply to Re: How much can one recover from suicidal depression?, posted by Janelle on July 14, 2001, at 23:47:11
Thank you for replying. It is good to know I can possibly make a full recovery. I just hope it wont take many years.
> YES, you can recover from suicidal depression, adamie. I've been "down" where you have, felt exactly what you have described (not due to Accutane, but just a biochemical imbalance) plus other things like anxiety, tension, obsessive racing thoughts - it is torture.
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> Ironically, PAXIL was what brought me out of it the first time, and it did take a few weeks for it to work.
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> I think your chances of recovery are VERY good because you have NOT been depressed before, and your current depression was caused by a medicine (Accutane), NOT a biochemical thing within YOU.
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> I think someone with your situation can make a FULL recovery these anti-depressants; in fact, I know a few people who had "environmentally" induced depression, went on an a-d, they FULLY recovered, and have not gotten depressed again since.
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> Remission basically means "absence of symptoms" - the symptoms "go away" but do not disappear completely - they kind of go into hiding, dormant (sleep mode) but could (and often do) come back again. That's why many people (myself included) stay on the meds a LONG time.
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> It does sound like you're having a major depressive episode right, and when it ends, you will be "completely normal." It takes TIME.
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> So, YES, there sure IS a realistic, a VERY realistic chance for you to feel that good again, and to STAY that good. It sounds to me, and it's only my "guess" based on what you wrote, that you WILL recover COMPLETELY and you will STAY recovered. Good luck.
> -Janelle
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