Colleges and suicide

emeraldkity4
Fri, 03 Dec 2004 15:01:13 +0000

I have to say I think meds can be bad. I know they are necessary, but just because someone is on medication does not mean that they are able to function normally. I think that some people may feel that meds are all they need to be successful. There is usually more to it than that. Combined with that students may have a relatively new diagnosis as this age seems to be when mental illness pops up, they may not have learned how to accomodate their illness yet.
I have been on many types of antidepressants over the years and I never did find one that worked & that had side effects that I could deal with.
When I was on medication I felt like I was wrapped in cotton but if you stop taking them you can have a rebound effect where you are more affected than before you began the meds.
The pressure at school combined with possible drinking/drug use can be way too much to handle for some kids. I don’t think a leave would be enough to push a kid who already wasn’t there over the edge, but for someone who is still trying to deal with their illness, living away from home and trying to keep grades up too seems like an awful lot to deal with.