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Thinking of taking an antidepressant

Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Aug 18 11:19am | Replies (14)

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It is a shame oncologist did not take your mental health symptoms seriously. If it affects your quality of life, should be treated like any other side effect. I hope your provider at annual physical will provide better advice.

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I have rarely known a doctor that takes a big interest in my mental health, it was even more apparent when I had cancer…everything was about the cancer and what steps to take, at first I was totally on board because all I wanted was to be rid of it…sadly I would find out that I wasn’t doing well mentally …of course I went to my own doctor and he prescribed the necessary medication but starting on these meds is usually a difficult thing and it takes a toll on you especially when you’re weak and unable to cope with the symptoms you go through not to mention the time it took to get an appointment again to find more help. I hope that one day there’s more focus on both mental and physical health after all, our body and mind work together as one so in order to keep strong we have to be strong body and mind.