Philip Dawdy at Furious Seasons pointed out an article on TIME magazine’s web site and provided commentary.
I won’t be commenting on it, just providing publicity. Although the staff at TIME has expressly forbidden me to promote their magazine or be their spokesperson, they didn’t say anything about promoting their articles.
Why Antidepressants Don’t Live Up to the Hype
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Now a major new study suggests that both critics and proponents might be right about SSRIs: the drugs can work, but they appear to work best for only a subset of depressed patients — those with a limited range of psychological problems. People whose depression is compounded with, say, substance abuse or a personality disorder may not get much help from SSRIs — which is unfortunate for the 45% to 60% of patients in the U.S. who have been diagnosed with a common mental disorder like depression and also meet the criteria for at least one other disorder, like substance abuse. Multiple diagnoses are known in medical parlance as comorbidities.
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Hi Andy!
I’ve just saw you at Furious Seasons.
My blog list is not updating your blog.
I was worried about you because according to my blog list it’s been 2 months you don’t update.
But you are!
I don’t get it.
I’ll come here to see you because this is the second time it happens
Hope you’re fine,
Love,
Ana
I’ve updated your url address. I had changed to mentaldimensions.net and now I’ve went back to .worpress.
That was the problem!
Thank you, Ana. I’m sorry for the inconvenience and instability.
I have dealt with depression since age fourteen I am now 33. My mother took her life for years ago this month, i was there. No one understands. I have has four attempts since age 16 I have a husband two beautiful children and most days i just want to die. My husband gets angry, How could i feel this way? I have everything i could want, I wish to hell i could explain the darkness i feel all the fucking time. The medicines, therapy and everything else has been such a waist I am worse than ever I just want to die painless, But i cant stand the thought of doing to my family what my mom did
Amanda, let me refer you these two posts:
This one is not meant to encourage suicide, but to alleviate some of the guilt, which contributes to depression and feelings of self-hatred: Suicide Isn’t Always Selfish.
This one I wrote about my father, who killed himself when I was eight years old.
Damned Tears.
I know how you feel when you say no one understands. You could probably tell by some of the writing on this site, that I do understand, and many people who have commented here.
You say you have everything you want, but I’d guess you don’t have everything you need, including what people need emotionally, not just materially.
I have tried meds and psychotherapy, but longer do either. I’m having the best luck so far with meditation. What works for some people doesn’t work for others, however, but I’d encourage you to look into getting a book on meditation from the library, or purchasing one (The first one I purchased was called “Meditation for Dummies.”) You can also find meditation resources online; I’d recommend Jane’s blog at http://intentions.wordpress.com/ as a starting point. Her blog is called “Bipolar Recovery.” Her site has been an inspiration and encouragement to me.
Meditation is not an instant cure, but the immediate effect you could get from it is hope.
If you can’t find the support and understanding you need from your friends and family at the present time, I suppose the next best alternative is online forums or the like. You might find what you need from some of the blogs and sites I’ve linked to on this site.
I’m not a therapist and have no formal education in health care or the mental health field.