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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BlackSilver" data-source="post: 2575706" data-attributes="member: 22250">Sorry, Mythusmage, but I have seen what anti depressants do to a person.  They only hide the symptoms and do little to heal the root cause.Depression is quite a serious problem and can be combated through love, support, friendship, sunlight, and "getting out and doing."My GF had quite the problem with depression when I first met her, she lost access to her pills when she lost her insurance shortly there after.  We worked on keeping her moving (physical activity, friends, socialization, etc.) and eventually her lifetime dependence on anti depressants was over.A couple members of my group have suffered through as well.  Only one is presently still on the antidepressants and he is weaning himself off of them.  We spend a lot of time communicating and being friends.Despite what Doctors think they do not have all the answers.  Yes, they can help, and yes anyone considering the end should seek some help (whether its through the use of pills or seeking a respite), but Doctors can not even say the word ‘cure’ much less do it (interestingly there is no curable diseases within a doctor’s vocabulary- ask one if you don’t believe me).  Knightfall- keep talking, find people that want to hear from you, seek a support group, spend as much time as you can being with people, and if you need get a person with a degree in psychology to talk to about your feelings.  Good friends are worth a lot in situations like the one you described.</blockquote>

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