Posted by Roo on June 27, 2002, at 9:36:43
In reply to Re: an update and thanks, posted by Fuscia on June 26, 2002, at 16:41:49
Man--that was all so well said, Fuscia. I too, have
wondered the same thing--if only I could wait out that
crazy feeling, maybe my body/mind would adjust to the lower
dosage or no med---because that feeling is way worse than
the depression I had before I ever took drugs for it....
It's just so hard to make it through those periods and NOT
KNOW if it's the depression returning, or just something you're
body has to go through before returning to some sort of
equalibrium. If I KNEW that at some point, it would settle
down, I'd wait it out.....but I don't know and then I convince myself
that I'm just torturing myself uselessly and being in denial about
needing to be on meds. It's so confusing. The depressions I've
experienced going off meds has been way worse than it ever was pre-meds....
is that b/c of the drugs (withdrawal), or is it b/c I've been on
meds so long and accustomed to being "flat" that I have no tolerance
for emotional pain anymore, or is it because depression is a progressive
illness that tends to get worse with time????Arrrgghhhhh....
poster:Roo
thread:25571
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