Re: not on anti-Ds WAS Re: New to egroups

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Hi, my 2cents is that I take St 's wort every day and it works well for

me. It seems to help keep depression away for me.

>From: " Kathy " <klr@...>

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>Subject: not on anti-Ds WAS Re: New to egroups

>Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2000 10:39:51 -0500

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>From: " W. Birkhan " <wb4@...>

> > Anti-D's have helped many of us cope more efficiently with the multi

>issues.

> > They can help with sleep, appetite, the overwhelmed feeling, etc. The

>most

> > recent informal pole taken (was it only 2 weeks ago?) I think concluded

>that

> > 80% of us are on some form of prescription medication - it could be

>higher

> > since we didnt hear anything from the med-free group!

>

>I'm in the 20% who doesn't take anti-depressants, these days I don't feel a

>need for them. But for a long while after Kel's abrupt onset I was so

>focused on her that I paid little attention to how I felt. I was miserable

>but expected to feel this way. Looking back I was probably depressed but

>it

>never occured to me that I might take anti-depressants too. I lost about

>20

>pounds pretty quickly--didn't even notice as this happened--and couldn't

>sleep though exhausted, and I still didn't consider " depression. " I have

>never before in my life " stressed " off weight, I'm just not this sort of

>person! I was on this list then, but no one seemed to talk about their own

>use of anti-Ds at that time. It just didn't occur to me.

>

> I'm glad you and others are so open about your own use of

>antidepressant meds for the benefit of newbies who like me, may not

>consider

>their own depression in the wake of their child's crisis, diagnosis, etc.

>

>I do think it's possible to live through life's crises without becoming

>depressed, but given the hereditary aspects of OCD, I think it's likely

>that

>one or both of a child's parents may have their own tendencies toward

>depression.

>

>It wasn't until Kel was doing better and I was feeling better about her and

>our family's lives that I could even " hear " your oft-repeated advice of the

>need to take care of myself as well as her.

>

>Though I am not depressed today, if that changed I would not hesitate to

>take anti-depressant medication. So though I'm in the apparent minority of

>non-medicated parents on this list, I am with the majority in spirit. :-)

>

>My two cents.

>

>Kathy R. in Indiana

>

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