[Moridin]

Originally posted by bilqis2: Lifelong crutch of medication eh? Hmmmmmm... perhaps I should stop taking my synthroid and see if I can find a diet that will replace the hormones my thyroid should be producing... hmmmmmmmm.. thought provoking. Of course, if no diet exists, I suppose I can just sleep my life away til my muscles, including my heart, stops functioning altogether. MUCH better than being dependent on a drug wouldn't you say?

I did say this first! And I did not mean it for anything outside of depression!!!! Please do not take my words and twist them. I know there are other medical conditions that are only managable by medications. However, with depression, there are alternatives!

Let me relate a story of mine....I have been seeing a therapist for 7 months now. When I went to my first therapist, they interviewed me for 15 minutes and then suggested I go on anti-depressants! The second one didn't even get that far! After 5 minutes his suggestion was anti-depressants (he went so far as to interrupt me while I was relating why I was there). Finally I found a therapist that was actually interested in treating the cause and not merely trying to cover it up so I could function! I am NOT attacking the profession and I do know that each case is unique, however I do see a growing trend of trying to fix everything with medication first and foremost and not even trying anything else! What is working for me finally, is exercise! It has the same affects as anti-depressant medication and guess what....it is free, I am getting healthier, and I don't have to remember to take a pill everyday!


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