I have an uneasy truce with meds. I'm glad they help me, I try to be okay with taking them. Some days I manage passive resignation, others I'm irritable.
I think the most helpful thing was finding a psychiatrist who could verbalize to me that the reason antidepressants alone weren't helping me not feel suicidal was because depression alone doesn't tend to cause suicidality, it's anxiety along with the depression. (I was having horrible anxiety problems and was only really able to see that once I started treating the depression.)
I'm using a two pronged approach now and I have to say that it's been much more effective for me.
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Date: 2004-07-12 07:05 pm (UTC)I think the most helpful thing was finding a psychiatrist who could verbalize to me that the reason antidepressants alone weren't helping me not feel suicidal was because depression alone doesn't tend to cause suicidality, it's anxiety along with the depression. (I was having horrible anxiety problems and was only really able to see that once I started treating the depression.)
I'm using a two pronged approach now and I have to say that it's been much more effective for me.