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@jakedduck1 While there are certainly alid thoughts in your post, I do feel that there are times when a person needs to have a chemical intervention to help balance the brain. That's been proven. That doesn't mean that each person needs to remain on some type of a medical intervention the rest of their life but sometimes they do. That's not saying one person on no medication is better than another person who does need medication and finds the one that works best for them. That's what makes every person so unique, in my humble opinion. I'm glad that you have been able to find your way without the use of medications. At the current time I am not on anything, but in the past I have taken Celexa for periods of time while my brain rebalanced itself. For me, that's what worked. I can only describe my experiences. I am not ashamed to take medications when needed; rather, I am proud to say that I recognized the need to get help and do whatever it takes because I value myself enough to reach out and try to get balanced.
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Hi all. I come from a family of depressives . I did not know the meaning until my 30’s. My feeling is that I can handle being depressed by being active ( hard making that first move) and reading/ critter time, In my late 50’s, I realized I needed to do something . My mom was on meds for migraines / depression and my dad for Anginia, pain, etc. Both had their own nmedience cabinet full of meds. I did not want to go meds. I have been in research studies doing them and they helped me make the decision. And I am better for it. I still have bad days because life is hard with medical issues but I am better for it because of meds..
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You mention “chemical intervention to help balance the brain. That’s been proven.” I assume your talking about a brain imbalance.
It’s my understanding that that there is no reliable way to test brain chemicals. Even if there were it’s believed those chemicals are constantly changing. So if true I wonder how reliable the tests would be. There is a scientist in LA who is supposedly getting close to a way of measuring those chemicals. I hope she’s successful. But currently as far as I am aware the brain chemical issue is nothing more than a theory. Please enlighten me.
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Jake
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So very true, @gingerw, thank you for your thoughts regarding meds for mental health
Brain chemistry is much like the chemistry of other parts of the body. It would be dangerous to tell an epileptic not to take meds for seizures or equally dangerous to tell a diabetic not to take insulin. These are meds that help balance out what the body is not producing and alleviate symptoms.
It is a well-known fact, that brain chemistry is altered by certain life experiences (especially those of trauma) that cause stress. Mental health meds tend to add to what has been depleted. For some reason, however, there is still a stigma regarding mental health meds.
Isn't that strange?