Posted by SLS on June 12, 2015, at 11:47:54
In reply to Re: Stop Almost All Psych Meds to Prevent Harm., posted by rose45 on June 12, 2015, at 8:21:57
> I can only speak for myself, but MAOIs have saved my life. I become totally suicidal when I am off drugs. MAOIs give me the chance to lead a more or less normal life. I become a totally different person.
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> I have no idea whether they are causing some form of harm that I am not aware of. They are not a cure, because I have to be on them for the rest of my life. But I have severe depression, and they make a 100% difference.
> Without them I would have committed suicide years ago, because the pain of my depression is unbearable.
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> It is possible that many people are put on anti depressants when they dont really need them, and it may be the medication doesnt really help them.
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> You cant lump everyone into the same box. People should find out for themselves.Very well said.
It is unfortunate that there is a sizable proportion of severely depressed people who have yet to find an effective treatment. Most of the people posting on this forum are members of this treatment-resistant group. Treatment failures here outnumber treatment successes by such a large margin, that it would seem that psychotropic drugs don't work at all.
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