Depression Medication

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Registered: 01-17-2010
Depression Medication
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Wed, 01-27-2010 - 12:28am
Today I am 9 days NC, haven't seen xAP since December 12th, dday was December 15th and my husband and I are going through what feels like hell.
I have had 5 weeks of IC and am 'starting' to get somewhere (turns out I have alot of issues re 'letting people in', 'accepting my husband's love unconditionally' and some other stuff going way way back) however the last 4 or 5 days I have slowly slipped downhill until I woke up this morning just wanting to sleep forever (even talking was an effort). I feel like I am just barely functioning, surviving, on the verge of tears every minute, unable to give my H what he needs (and he did not deserve one tiny bit of this whole horrible thing).
So...I made an appointment today with my doctor after my T session and my doctor has started me on depression medication after going through my symptoms etc etc (she knows about my A, I had to go and see her before starting IC). My husband and I have always been 'against' depression medication for various reasons, and in reality I have never ever experienced depression myself or even come close to it - that is....until finishing this A :(
Is anyone out there in a similar situation? Any advice/thoughts etc etc re depression medication in our situations? Is what I'm experiencing 'normal' in relation to where I am at in relation to NC? God I just want to not feel like this... :(

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Registered: 05-18-2007
Wed, 01-27-2010 - 6:40pm

"BTW, antidepressants are the most prescribed meds in the world and recent data shows that other than in cases of severe depression, they are no better than a placebo or sugar pill."


That does not suprise me. I've learned that there are people who just don't produce the right chemicals and causes servere depression even when things are stable and good in life.


The meds will never fix our problems, but are good in cases as above and when a person goes over a huge bump (ie an A, job loss

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