tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10459981.post1195252131841080693..comments2023-09-28T15:35:46.255+01:00Comments on <center>FIDDAMAN BLOG</center>: Depression is over-diagnosed, psychiatrist claimsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10459981.post-48145337579523584862007-08-19T15:48:00.000+01:002007-08-19T15:48:00.000+01:00In 2004 my fiancee passed away from cancer, I took...In 2004 my fiancee passed away from cancer, I took Paxil for a month after his death, the drug made me feel like I was in another world, like everything was happening around me and I wasnt involved.After that month I started taking Prozac, that continued for 2 years.My doctor said that I was severely depressed over the death of my fiancee.I decided to just stop taking Prozac cold turkey.Thank God that I didnt have severe withdrawls.I had minor ones, including panic attacks while driving.Ive been anti-dpressant free for a little over a year now, and I am fine, I feel that if I was just given a fair amount of time to grieve my loss I would have been fine without the drugs.I will never take another anti-depressant ever.There is a huge difference between depression and saddness or the blues.Its so sad that big pharma and doctors are so quick to prescribe a pill for someone who might just be in need of a good friend or a good cry to just get it all out.Lets hope that things will change soon before anyone else is hurt by Paxil, or anyother drug that really isnt needed.I thank God everyday that I didnt stay on Paxil, its a nasty drug that should be discontinued.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00247572925686223199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10459981.post-61777842731836043082007-08-18T21:51:00.000+01:002007-08-18T21:51:00.000+01:00There's something on this story in today's Indy:ht...There's something on this story in today's Indy:<BR/><BR/>http://news.independent.co.uk/health/article2874120.ece<BR/><BR/>Right at the foot of the article, there's a quote from some guy at Sydney University, who says:<BR/><BR/>"From a health and economic perspective, we can give a clear answer - more adults are alive and well and we can easily afford to treat more. Increased treatment of depression reduces suicides and increases productivity," he said.<BR/><BR/>I thought that suicide rates were so notoriously difficult to analyse that it was impossible to make that kind of call. As I recall, the EWG fought shy of saying anything definitive about suicide levels, in conjunction with SSRI useage.<BR/><BR/>However, it's the "increases productivity," that I find particularly chilling.<BR/><BR/>MattRadagasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14286529284742690239noreply@blogger.com