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[Jkm]

You'll find that kind of stuff just about anywhere you look.  Some have trouble with meds, and some don't.  

I prefer to be on meds as without them, I'm in the dumpers and anxious as all get out.  I don't think I'd be able to leave the house, so I'm not going to even try it.

I don't look at these things, as I don't need to get myself uspet.  I'm already there, on many counts.  I guess we all make a decision to try meds or not and knowingly wait for something bad to happen.  It's a pretty negative attitude to adopt, but we're human and worry excessively about the long term effects meds will have on our bodies.

without meds, I wouldn't have much of a life.... :D

[an unquiet mind]

without meds, I wouldn't have much of a life....

 Ditto!!!!!

[Birdmaster]

I agree with you both, now I'm sort of relaxed but not panic free whilst driving so I can't really see me coming off Paxil entirely. Probably be on it for a long time to come.

[Birdmaster]

Um, how do you put quotes in and make that rectangular white box.

[bushleaguer]

I've gotten a lot of sound advise from this board (and I'm very thankful to have found it), but I learned that I cannot reference the internet when I propose a course of action to my doctor. The reason being - he is well aware of the "anti-med" websites and thus automatically gets turned off by internet knowledge. I've tried to tell him that there are communities such as these that are both supportive and realistic in regards to med use. I could provide a few links to sites that proclaim prozac to be evil encapsulated - yet I had no difficulties with it...both when I was on it and when I discontinued it. I don't doubt that it's overprescribed and that some people have had difficulties with it, but that shouldn't discount the good it's done scores of people, and people who have been written a script for such a med for a legitimate problem shouldn't be put off by such websites.

That being said, I still have a hard time with my klonopin use and all of the anti-benzo websites and the red flags about its addictive nature. But my doctor constantly reassures me that, when the time comes, he will taper me off properly and I won't have issues with stopping. Yes, these websites can turn a person off of meds real easily. But when I consider the alternative, I'll stick with my meds and remain a functioning human being.

[bushleaguer]

Birdmaster - just click the "Quote" icon you see in the upper right corner of a message to do what you want.

[Jkm]

I think you'll have to try meds and make your own decisions.  I know my anxiety is reduced with meds, same for depression.  It gives me a lift that I need to slow down enough to see what I need to do in my life to take some of the stress out of it.  Lots of little things can pile up real fast. Until one starts to reduce the stressors or find better coping mechanism, nothing external changes.    :)

[Pupabella]

i personally think, that if you can cope with your depression without the meds, you would be a lot better off.  
there are a lot of natural ways to cope with depression, like
therapy, mantaining a healthy diet, excercise, finding ways to relieve stress, yoga.  i'm sure there are many others, as for me, i'm pretty much being off the meds, and when i'm out of control, i do something aerobic, square breathing, eat a very healthy meal, consisting of spices that do lift the depression, and curry and cummin hapens to be a few.
it's a very personal thing, i guess, we know ourselves best of what we can cope with and what we can't cope with.
rachel

[lizard]

It's a shame that some of the websites use scare tactics to keep people away from medications when they are needed. I believe in researching the medications I'm prescribed, but I want to know their potential value as well as concerns. Personally, I would not be feeling nearly as well as I am without the help of an antidepressant. We each need to make the decision based on our own situation, with as many of the facts as possible.
One of the many facets I enjoy here at DF is that sense of respect I've always perceived about this.

[Pupabella]

i am cat i love your avatar
i've been teaching myself adobe photoshop, i love it
hopefully one day i'll make my own personal avatar, and it's got to be animated ;-))
i've gotta tell you, the way i feel about it is that, we're all on this forum for one common reason.  being in helping each other out with support, unconditional love, and understanding, to also work on ourselves in healing our pain,
which ever way it works for us as individuals, more power to us.  i agree with you totally, it's not of anybody's business, and it's not a weakness if you or i find healing in our own way.  the bottom line here, is that, we want to find ways in copiing with our depression, so that we can lead normal lives.

rachel