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With the holidays upon us I thought it would be a good time to bring this up. When I was 30 years old, I was diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
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With the holidays upon us I thought it would be a good time to bring this up. When I was 30 years old, I was diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
This is a thread. Please keep reading.
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I had been going through a bad divorce and decided to go seek help. My psychiatrist and I spent a good amount of time talking and he also put me on antidepressants. I felt that the meds helped give me the strength that I needed to get through each and every day.
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Looking back, I now know that I could not have gotten through that difficult time without medication. I stayed on antidepressants for several years. Then a few years ago, I was curious to see if I still needed meds since things were so much better in my life.
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So my psychiatrist helped me slowly wean off my antidepressants. But as each month passed, I could feel myself slipping back into sadness. After nine months of not being on meds, I got to a point where I could not find any joy in my life.
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I knew that if I ever wanted to feel happy again that I would have to get back on antidepressants. So that’s what I did. But this time, my psychiatrist put me on a newer type of antidepressant. It helps give me much more energy so that I can do what I need to do every day.
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I now know that I will probably have to be in antidepressants for the rest of my life but I am ok with that. I would rather feel happy than worry about whether or not I should or shouldn’t be on meds. I wake up each morning and enjoy my day. It’s such a wonderful feeling.
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