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I cannot imagine being severely depressed, entering a study for it since I'm resistant to most of the drugs, finding one that works.... and then having to stop
by Broken_Hippo 7y ago
I cannot imagine being severely depressed, entering a study for it since I'm resistant to most of the drugs, finding one that works....
and then having to stop the thing that works and return to a crappy mind state. Only it is worse because I now have withdrawal symptoms on top of my severe depression, which already put me at risk for suicide.
In my opinion, the issue isn't that there is dependency nor that there is withdrawal effects. After all, these are things that happen and despite the risks, might still be the best available choice for relief. The bigger issue is that we didn't do enough to help folks during this time. We should have provided adequate medical care to keep folks safe. Perhaps we should wean folks off in a better manner and/or provided better psychiatric care to this vulnerable group of folks after trials ended.
- tempguy9999 7y agoI understand that. I was on prozac for years. I chose to come off it because it was messing me up, otherwise I'd have been happy to take it for the rest of my life (why not?) I was aware that if the blackness returned and going back onto prozac failed to work (which can happen) then my lifespan would be a few months at the most. People without really bad depression can't understand how bad it can be. Death really is better.