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I've been on anti-depressants twice. The first time was after my brother killed himself and literally died in front my eyes. I was a complete mess and I honestly don't think I would have made it without the pills. I was able to cope and get up in the morning and go to work and start dealing with the issues I had because they calmed me down enough to do that. I was on them for a year and quit taking them because I didn't think I needed them anymore. That was in 2005.
Early last year I started having fairly bad anxiety after a car accident and I went back on them again. I quit taking them after about 3 months because I didn't like the way they made me feel. I took the same prescription I did the previous time...but I think because I wasn't so messed up, I noticed the bad side effects more. The first time I took them, I could barely function. The second time, it was just general anxiety and depression (which I've lived with my entire adult life). I'd rather live with the anxiety and occasional depression than with the ...."unfeeling" feeling that I had on the pills.
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Formerly Medusa
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