Reply #14: I have never taken them

[johnnie]

I could have been a definite candidate for them for the last 25 years or so (if not longer), but I have never got on any anti-depressants.
I have found many different ways to get through the day. I still have many bouts with insomnia, but I just wait until the cycle is over and then move on. I have had insomnia since I was a little child, so at the age of 40 I am just used to it. Depression is something that I had dealt with for many years from my teens until my early 30's. I have found many keys to bring me back to life if depression starts to set in again.
Many of my friends are on or have been on these meds and the only thing that I have noticed is that it was hard to adjust to what they turn in to. Many of them switched from one to another until they think they had it right.
One other observation is that the majority of people I know that got on them has been the result of relationships gone bad or not being able to get in to a relationship at all.
I believe that these meds can be very helpful in many situations, but too many people depend on them to make them "happy". I prefer my methods, but I am me and I respect each person to make their own decisions. I just think that anti-depressants have become the Valium of today and I wish that there was a way for people to live better lives without drugs.