tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post3466929359177122943..comments2023-11-14T20:22:36.929-08:00Comments on Knowledge Is Necessity: Five Things You Need to Know About Your AntidepressantJohn McManamyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11857174305041382349noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-39374819518267687282011-01-21T00:38:09.264-08:002011-01-21T00:38:09.264-08:00Hey, Porcelaine. Very much so. The docs are very m...Hey, Porcelaine. Very much so. The docs are very much in charge when we're in crisis - same as when we're wheeled into the ER unconscious from an auto accident. Very different story when we get our wits back. We're the boss.John McManamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11857174305041382349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-55331582957274288992011-01-21T00:15:15.553-08:002011-01-21T00:15:15.553-08:00I really love this post. The most frightful thing ...I really love this post. The most frightful thing is the people/patients not knowing the full picture about medication. They don't realise or are forced to believe that they can't be the ones to make the decisions and that is in part legally reflected by law by the way mental health is treated. If taking meds is similar to fixing a stomach ache, we know that it works and it is an informedPorcelainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15471905815173049673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-43591944650374900912011-01-19T20:48:16.507-08:002011-01-19T20:48:16.507-08:00Hey, Grace. These are very tough choices, which re...Hey, Grace. These are very tough choices, which reinforces both our points. If antidepressants worked as well as Pharma would have us believe, then taking an antidepressant to get one through a very hard emotional time would be a no-brainer - like taking something for an infection or a digestive upset. The fact that you can look back at what you went through and say that you are glad with your John McManamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11857174305041382349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-87261264392112925832011-01-19T20:33:08.617-08:002011-01-19T20:33:08.617-08:00I just came out of a three year bout of grief mixe...I just came out of a three year bout of grief mixed with instant menopause. I think caused by the grief. I have resisted meds because of the points you made in your post. It was the hardest three years of my life but I am glad that I didn't choose meds. I went to the doctor at the beginning for something else and left with free meds for depression. I think it is a can be a way to avoid the Grace-WorkinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386539822343069884noreply@blogger.com