will antidepressant more likely help or make things more complicated?

alexandrafitzmor
Mon, 10 May 2010 20:32:27 +0000

I don’t think you took my point the right way. And 2/3 of the time is just a selling point. Read further into it and you’ll find that 2/3 on the FIRST medication find results (I don’t think that is entirely accurate anyhow). With each new type of med, your chances of success go down exponentially. I am not only speaking for myself, but countless numbers of “treatment-resistant” patients.

If OP is having serious difficulties, I would not recommend turning to medication as a solution, only as a slight push in the right direction. I’d say (and all the professionals I’ve talked to have said the same thing) that 95% of it is hard work on cognitive patterns and lifestyle changes.

I may have severe mental issues for the rest of my life, but I can push it in both directions.