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[ragamuffin]

Good to hear you're doing better, Stewie, but you didnt mention going to the Dr. If you can beat this down by yourself, you are much better off. Me, I've been a 'manic depressive' since I can remember. It runs in my family. I had terrible bouts of depression and anxiety until I went to the doc. I tried Xanax (only masks the pain), zoloft, wellbutrin, paxil, lexapro, and I didnt like any of them. My doc finally prescribed Risperdal and Remeron, and I have been fine for several years now. Its not a crux, sometimes the brain doesnt process the chemicals right, and we need help. I havent lost my temper or thought of suicide for several years now, something I constantly battled with before. Keep us up on your progress, and congrats on getting away from the booze and drugs.

[stewie]

Good to hear you're doing better, Stewie, but you didnt mention going to the Dr. If you can beat this down by yourself, you are much better off. Me, I've been a 'manic depressive' since I can remember. It runs in my family. I had terrible bouts of depression and anxiety until I went to the doc. I tried Xanax (only masks the pain), zoloft, wellbutrin, paxil, lexapro, and I didnt like any of them. My doc finally prescribed Risperdal and Remeron, and I have been fine for several years now. Its not a crux, sometimes the brain doesnt process the chemicals right, and we need help. I havent lost my temper or thought of suicide for several years now, something I constantly battled with before. Keep us up on your progress, and congrats on getting away from the booze and drugs.

im decided im going to do it without any meds because i know myself
i have an addictive personality, once i get myself on some ill probably end up abusing them
so im staying away......

[bma1810]

ive lived with depression for probably 4 years now. it took 2 years and to hit rock bottom for me to realize and except that depression was what my problem. first you need to try to try to figure out where your depression may have began and what started it. for me it was my X cunt who destroyed my life. next look at your life from that point forward to the present. look at what has happend to you and how it has effected you. you need to try to learn from those mistakes to make yourself a better stronger person in the future. set some new goals. tell yourself that theres always someone out there who has a worse life than you. and very importantly you new to pound into your head that you are the only one who can help you. except under certain cercumstances you control your life. dont be afraid to see a doctor and get some zoloft. it works. use it to get yourself out of your slump and back on your feet. then fix the problems in your life and what has caused your depression. zoloft will only be a band aid otherwise. i dont believe in permantly medicating yourself. fix your life and wean yourself off the shit. good luck dude

[piotr]

Good to hear you're doing better, Stewie, but you didnt mention going to the Dr. If you can beat this down by yourself, you are much better off. Me, I've been a 'manic depressive' since I can remember. It runs in my family. I had terrible bouts of depression and anxiety until I went to the doc. I tried Xanax (only masks the pain), zoloft, wellbutrin, paxil, lexapro, and I didnt like any of them. My doc finally prescribed Risperdal and Remeron, and I have been fine for several years now. Its not a crux, sometimes the brain doesnt process the chemicals right, and we need help. I havent lost my temper or thought of suicide for several years now, something I constantly battled with before. Keep us up on your progress, and congrats on getting away from the booze and drugs.

im decided im going to do it without any meds because i know myself
i have an addictive personality, once i get myself on some ill probably end up abusing them
so im staying away......

fair enough... psych meds tend to be "addictive" in the sense that once you get on em for a while, it is extremely difficult to get off them without feeling utterly shit... thats a very common experience, your brain just gets used to them... but dont try to battle it out on your own if you can have decent access to a counsellor or psychologist... they'll probably help you more than the psych meds would anyway

piotr