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jwitten82;3040397 said:
I haven't personally, but I know a guy that has gone and is on meds now. He said it was the best thing that could have ever happened to him. I know this isn't the case for everyone necessarily, and there are a variety of meds to try to find the right fit.
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Probably depends on the cause of the depression and the doctor.
If you're just bumming, I doubt you'll get an RX.
If however you are showing multiple signs of depression and he can confidently give you such a diagnosis, I'd think you'd get something to take.
You should probably go see a psychiatrist rather than a family doctor. He'd be far better equipped to help you out and likely more effective. Plus, he can prescribe if needed. Just know that going to a psychiatrist will likely result in you being advised to receive regular counseling as a condition of treatment.
Not that you should avoid such advice but just be aware that fighting depression shouldn't be a passive struggle and RXs shouldn't be viewed as cure alls to whatever ails you. If you want the best possible outcome, you really ought to seek counseling yourself and go to meds as a secondary, less important, component.
I know counseling doesn't sound all grand because people connect it with the negative connotation that only people with "something wrong" need it. Nobody wants that label and people who are truly depressed usually think that public knowledge of attending counseling would only worsen things either through ridicule, pity or ostracism.
Reality couldn't be further from the truth. People from all walks of life and dealing with all sorts of issues go to counseling. I've met a few people who go just to have someone to talk to. They feel a sense of security and can truly confide in the listening party in a manner that they have never encountered outside of those sessions.
Furthermore, anyone who would even look at you in a different light for seeking any sort of help medically or psychologically is probably someone that is best left outside of your life.
Find a place that can support you in a number of ways. Don't go straight for one solution or the other. Give yourself options and increase the chance of turning things around. Check the phonevbook for some local places. If cost is an issue, find something like a community support center. Even more available, if you live in a town with a university just check the directory for Counseling And Psychology Services (CAPS usually).
Whatever you choose to do is up to you. I would really suggest finding someone who is more interested in your mental state rather than the physical manifestations of it. Finding someone who is more interested in "why" you are feeling the way you feel rather than the fact that you simply "are" feeling the way you are will likely lead you to and solution centered around addressing the "why" instead of treating its symptoms.
Good luck bro.
If you're just bumming, I doubt you'll get an RX.
If however you are showing multiple signs of depression and he can confidently give you such a diagnosis, I'd think you'd get something to take.
You should probably go see a psychiatrist rather than a family doctor. He'd be far better equipped to help you out and likely more effective. Plus, he can prescribe if needed. Just know that going to a psychiatrist will likely result in you being advised to receive regular counseling as a condition of treatment.
Not that you should avoid such advice but just be aware that fighting depression shouldn't be a passive struggle and RXs shouldn't be viewed as cure alls to whatever ails you. If you want the best possible outcome, you really ought to seek counseling yourself and go to meds as a secondary, less important, component.
I know counseling doesn't sound all grand because people connect it with the negative connotation that only people with "something wrong" need it. Nobody wants that label and people who are truly depressed usually think that public knowledge of attending counseling would only worsen things either through ridicule, pity or ostracism.
Reality couldn't be further from the truth. People from all walks of life and dealing with all sorts of issues go to counseling. I've met a few people who go just to have someone to talk to. They feel a sense of security and can truly confide in the listening party in a manner that they have never encountered outside of those sessions.
Furthermore, anyone who would even look at you in a different light for seeking any sort of help medically or psychologically is probably someone that is best left outside of your life.
Find a place that can support you in a number of ways. Don't go straight for one solution or the other. Give yourself options and increase the chance of turning things around. Check the phonevbook for some local places. If cost is an issue, find something like a community support center. Even more available, if you live in a town with a university just check the directory for Counseling And Psychology Services (CAPS usually).
Whatever you choose to do is up to you. I would really suggest finding someone who is more interested in your mental state rather than the physical manifestations of it. Finding someone who is more interested in "why" you are feeling the way you feel rather than the fact that you simply "are" feeling the way you are will likely lead you to and solution centered around addressing the "why" instead of treating its symptoms.
Good luck bro.
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I don't have personal experience in this area, but have known people who have really been helped by both talk therapy and medication.
That being said, be very careful if and when you (or anyone) get on medication. There will always be a period of adjustment, and it may take a few tries to find the particular med/dose that really works--don't accept anything other than something that really does work. If you don't find one that works, maybe meds aren't the way to go.
I had a very close friend whose Dr decided to prescribe her Xanax on top of her antidepressant because she had trouble sleeping when she took the antidepressant (instead of finding a different dose or med that didn't give her the same problem). This started an ugly cycle that ended up with her in the psych ward to detox and regather her marbles. She ended up finding a new Dr, new meds, and has been fine ever since.
That being said, be very careful if and when you (or anyone) get on medication. There will always be a period of adjustment, and it may take a few tries to find the particular med/dose that really works--don't accept anything other than something that really does work. If you don't find one that works, maybe meds aren't the way to go.
I had a very close friend whose Dr decided to prescribe her Xanax on top of her antidepressant because she had trouble sleeping when she took the antidepressant (instead of finding a different dose or med that didn't give her the same problem). This started an ugly cycle that ended up with her in the psych ward to detox and regather her marbles. She ended up finding a new Dr, new meds, and has been fine ever since.
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My cousin went in for marriage counceling and the Doctor they had put him on meds for depression, granted none of the family saw any signs of depression heck he was 29, hot wife, rich out the wazou always laughing. after a month or so on the meds he killed himself. A lot of the meds they give for depression on of the side affects is suicide, go figure that one out...
Before you take any meds make dang sure it's right for you, it seems in this day and age they want to give a pill for everything, Like Alan on two and a half men said, Can't sleep, take a pill, can't eat, take a pill, can't get it up, take a pill...
Before you take any meds make dang sure it's right for you, it seems in this day and age they want to give a pill for everything, Like Alan on two and a half men said, Can't sleep, take a pill, can't eat, take a pill, can't get it up, take a pill...
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After my son's mother and i broke up after 15 years 8 years ago i took something for a couple months. Didn't like the side effects so i threw myself into a healthy lifestyle. No alcohol, heavy cardio and free weights and within 6 months i was a different person.
My dad took meds back in the 1980s when our cattle business was in the crapper. He didn't see much relief.
My dad took meds back in the 1980s when our cattle business was in the crapper. He didn't see much relief.