Posted by bulldog2 on April 3, 2010, at 18:06:58
In reply to Re: I doubt I will ever fully recover, posted by linkadge on April 2, 2010, at 16:22:47
> This is not a radical statement. This idea has been suggested (and studied to some extent) before.
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> Most depression gets better on its own within 6-12 months. But, people these days are taking SSRI's almost indefinately (on the assumption that they need them to prevent future episodes). The truth is more likely that they can't get off them.
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>I don't contest the statement. But in our society having a doc tell his patients you'll probably get better in 6-12 months would guarantee no following...Maybe ask people to wait several weeks may be tolerable but not 6-12 months...So what happens you wait 6-12 months and if you don't get better than ask for meds...Your brain has now been battered by depression for a half a year...I don't think that's a reasonable statrategy..
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