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From: Barbara (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 8 Dec 2001 23:26:13 -0800 (PST)


--- Barbra Camara <anonymous@obgyn.net> wrote: > Dear Sonnet,
> Thank-you for bringing one thing to my attention
> that I neglected to
> mention.
>
> It is true that depression needs to be addressed.
>
> What I am actually trying to say,is that some women
> go on these
> anti-depressants,,then starte feeling so well,that
> they neglect the
> other meds for their insulin resistance and
> others...stop their diets
> and then this becomes a mental health issue.
>
> I do not disagree with anti-depressants to the
> extent that I would
> say"just don't take any"..as I know that depression
> is a killer to
> experience.
>
> But one thing that needs to be adressed,are the
> testosterone
> levels,androgen levels and DHEA"S.........these can
> be
> controlled....when they are...our raging hormones
> sort of fall back into
> place.
> Even on the anti-depressant that seems to be the so
> called "magic
> Bullet" for some...may indeed turn out to be
> something that we need not
> ingest in our bodies.
>
> For goodness sakes,,,,,why tamper around with more
> chemicals when there
> are so many other ways of combatting depression.I
> feel that resorting to
> meds like that are an easy way out...sorry!ANY
> CHRONIC DISEASE CAUSES
> DEPRESSION...FROM HEART DISEASE TO CANCER TO LOSING
> A LEG TO MS....I CAN
> GO ON....DOES THAT MEAN THAT WE ARE TO RESORT TO
> THESE PILLS?I THINK
> NOT!TRY EXERCISING,DANCING,HAVING A PET....SOMETHING
> THAT BRINGS YOU
> SOME COMFORT.I AM TRYING HARD EVERY SINGLE DAY TO
> COMBAT THE
> OVERWHELMING DEPRESSION THAT I FEEL AT TIME...AND
> GUESS WHAT?-IT
> WORKS....MUCH BETTER THAN ANY PILL.I AM NOT
> CURED...BUT I FEEL SOME
> COMFORT AND HOPE AND MOST OF ALL....IN CONTROL OF MY
> BODY!ANY PILL THAT
> WORKS ON THE CNS SYSTEM DOES NOT ALLOW YOU CONTROL
> OVER YOUR BODY..LET
> ALONE YOUR MIND....ARE WE TO GO THRU LIFE IN A DAZE
> OF OBLIVION?WELL,NOT
> ME AND OTHERS.
> Yes,we do need the meds for controlling issues like
> weight ,hair
> growth,etc,,(I suppose that I am lucky that I don't
> have those
> issues),but I have several others that were directly
> related to the
> SSRI"S.that I assumed were making me better.
>
> I respect your decisions on taking
> anti-depressants,as depression and
> anxiety affect our quality of life,,but..the long
> term effects of these
> meds will also effect the quality of life.
>
> I also want to add that I lost a friend from
> Prozak...it made him go off
> the deep end....he was feeling great...then blew his
> brains out.
>
> Sorry,but I just see and hear too many things about
> these drugs and I
> have been there.
> Oh,yes indeed,they made me feel good for a
> while...took them six to
> eight weeks to fianlly kick in,,,but then there are
> water retention
> problems....more issues that I am certain that any
> educated woman out
> there considering putting more meds in her
> mouth,would certainly take a
> little time to research what she is ingesting into
> her body.
>
> Hoping that I didn't come on too strong....I suppose
> it is my DHEA's
> that are making me ramble endlessly...lol!
>
> --
> Sincerely,
> Barbra Camara
>

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