As one who has suffered from severre depression and psychosis for many
years, I can fully sympathise with people who despair and the tablets don't
seem to help. I always find it difficult to motivate myself to take my
tablets because of a) the lethargy induced by depression and b) the
horrendous side affects of most anti-depressants and anti-psychotics.
I'd rather not post my personal struggle with mental illness on the list,
but if anyone is in the same boat and would like to share experience, mail
me personnally at dave.wingfield@cwcom.net
In solidarity
D@ve
----- Original Message -----
From: <TriStateF@aol.com>
To: <extropians@extropy.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 3:28 AM
Subject: Re: SSRIs and sudden grief
> Maybe I can shed some light on depression and taking medication. It's not
> always that you forget to take it but you don't have the mental energy to
> bother to make the motions to take it. Every little thing can be very
> difficult for someone depressed. Just like on a blue day people just want
to
> be couch potatoes and not do a thing -- multiply that X number of times
and
> you'll start to have an idea of what depression feels like.
>
>
> Sherry
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