Major Depressive Disorder: a quick personal summary

[steve2470]

9. you are not an idiot, far from it

There is a mentality out there that says ALL drugs are bad. Anything not "natural" is bad, so don't put in your body yada yada You know precisely what I'm getting at. Yes, of course, *some* drugs to excess are not good for you and yes, natural is better than artificial many times, but...

we tried the drug-free route for centuries before the advent of neuroleptics in the 20th century. As we all know, drug-free only works for mild and some moderate disorders. It does NOT work for severe disorders or bipolar or schizophrenia etc. So, I get why you did it. I finally had to come to terms with the fact that I will most likely never go off anti-depressants. I might get ambitious later on and try to taper down for a while, but I'm not optimistic I would never take them again. It's ok, I'd rather take the meds than deal with depression.