Depression

[Keeper 218]

My current med is 300mg of Lamictal. Name brand makes a 300mg tab but the generic (lamotrigine) has been prescribed at 2 150mg. I'm going to the doc today, after my fill, to have him write me a Rx for 3 x 100mg so that the meds will be smaller. I found a really old bottle of Wellbutrin, 150 mg, that I took a long time ago and the size seems to be OK. My doc recommend nothing larger than Tylenol. Hopefully that helps! Some meds can be written as orally disintegrating as well.

[Keeper 218]

@@Grateful_Love, I agree. I'm not a therapist but have seen one on and off for years. As more or less stated above, I had to get stable before I could even process the baggage. It's been a tough road. I wish holistic measures would work. I am not anti-meds; I just wish I were a "normal" person. But mental illness runs in my family and that's not something I can run from. I've watched my mother do it (still does) and it's not pretty. I just want to be healthy - mind, heart, and spirit, and body.

[funky_monkey800 242]

I am sure there are people who truly need these types of meds...now take this as you will, but this is my view on them for depression...not bipolar disorder/mania....which for a true "bipolar" label is a hugely different diagnosis than mild to moderate depression.

Because you have a bad day or a tough pitch at work then come home to also manage everything at home does not make you depressed.

Feelings are normal. You are happy, sad, excited, nervous, giggly, upset, you want to scream, laugh out loud.....those are normal everyday feelings that we as humans have. They are NORMAL reactions to living in a chaotic world. Are you unhappy at work or at home? If so...make a change. We are not trees, we can move....

To me, walking around in a fog was not the right approach. Changing my views and ways of thinking was....I'm just saying if people want to truly be happy...look for it in life, and the TRUE blessings around you. not a pill.

pills aren't a cure all. The simply cover the underlying issue.

For those of you that these have worked for, I hope they have indeed helped you....and I commend you for being able to come forth and say they have helped. There is no judgement from me. I was on them for years. Maybe I am the minority here, but they made my life worse.....I didn't care about anyone or anything, even myself. I could have cared less if I lived or died....so did it make me any happier? Was I no longer depressed because I didn't give a sh*t anymore?

I thought this was an interesting short read that just came out

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140225122429.htm

http://chriskresser.com/the-dark-side-of-antidepressants