Question by kmelektronik: Have you ever taken SSRI Anti-Depresssants and did you regret it?
I am just about to take SSRI’s for my depression. Did you take them, For how long and would you have done anything differently ?

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Answer by chambma517
I don’t want to discourage you from taking them if you are in a seriously bad way (thoughts of suicide, for example). I have not taken them personally, but my Mom has taken them (I think it was Zoloft) and her experience with them has not been good.

She was troubled by what she called “bad thoughts.” I can’t explain this very well, because maybe I don’t understand it well. I think she was afraid to tell me exactly what they were for fear of what I would think. She felt it was due to the Zoloft because she had never had that problem before. She kept approaching her doctor about going off the Zoloft, but every time, her doctor would minimize her concerns and kind of put her off. They don’t tell you ahead of time how difficult it is to get off them once you go on. You have to be weaned off them slowly and gradually.

She finally ignored her doctor and started taking half the dose. Eventually she went to a quarter dose, and then stopped taking them entirely. She feels better now that she is off them (and also the situations causing her depression have been partially resolved).

My own personal opinion is this: before you go taking a drug like that, I think you ought to examine your life, and see what kind of changes you could / should make. Also, some kinds of sadness are perfectly normal, for example, grief after someone you’re close to has died. I also think that finding a way to help others can be very gratifying and help you feel better about yourself. I think you should think about the things that are making you unhappy. Are you unfulfilled in your job, your relationship? Are you stuck in some kind of bad situation? Are you isolated from friends and family? Have you tried just talking with a counselor first? That can really help. If you have examined your life and can’t find any good reason for your feelings, and you’ve tried counseling and it hasn’t helped, then you might consider some natural alternatives first, like St. John’s Wort, Valerian, etc. You could search for “natural treatment for depression” online. If that is not helpful, then you could try prescription meds. I just think they should be a last resort. I wish you the best of luck.

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