nancy's violation of confidence actually just untrue

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deb wrote to me with regards to nancy's remark about her going off her

anti-depressants. she said i could post her note here, so here it is:

erika,

someone sent me the post of nancy's and also your response. I just

wanted to clarify something. is not blurting out confidences,

she is outright lying.

I have been on anti depressants twice in my life. Once for 4 or 5

weeks in 1993 and then again in the winter/spring of 2000, for 7.5

weeks, following the death of my mother after a protracted terminal

illness.

The only drugs i had to go off before surgery were anti-

inflammatories, that i take for injuries i am still recovering from

following a motorcycle accident in june of 2000, and i resumed then

again in the hospital after surgery.

I do not know why nancy has taken this on as a personal campaign. Her

mean spirit is unbelievable. I feel sorry for her and it does hurt

that she feels the need to write such things about me.

I have nothing against anti depressants and many benefit from them, i

would hate anyone to feel further stigmatized by her post concerning

anti depressants. I have been worked in psych for 10 years now and I

have seen the benefits of these drugs in improving lives. My

internist nor the therapist that i used for my pre op eval. and also

contacted post op have not suggested anti depressants for me, or anti

psychotics or any other drugs. I do so hate to drool--------LOL

deb

ps, feel free to post this at DS if you are so inclined. I really

don't want any people that are currently on meds for any reason to

feel stigmatized or feel bad about taking medication.