17-11-2016, 04:24
You say your practioner INSISTS you take this SSRI, do YOU feel you need it?
Problem is we all have anxiety or depression for a reason you know, myself included, its finding what that underlying reason is and not putting a bandaid over it like these doctors do with their pills
If you need them of course dont stop but yeh pharmacy vs herbs is a worry. And unless to talk to someone well versed in both its a risk. Theres soo many herbal calming teas etc and homeopathics that take longer but can still work. St Johns Wort is an antidepressant with little side effects if any (sun exposure is one to look out for) - but again of course you do this under appropirate guidance.
I was on anti depressants for years simply cause i didnt know how / if / what id be like off them . Soon as i got pregnanat i stopped and never touched one again.
Problem is we all have anxiety or depression for a reason you know, myself included, its finding what that underlying reason is and not putting a bandaid over it like these doctors do with their pills
If you need them of course dont stop but yeh pharmacy vs herbs is a worry. And unless to talk to someone well versed in both its a risk. Theres soo many herbal calming teas etc and homeopathics that take longer but can still work. St Johns Wort is an antidepressant with little side effects if any (sun exposure is one to look out for) - but again of course you do this under appropirate guidance.
I was on anti depressants for years simply cause i didnt know how / if / what id be like off them . Soon as i got pregnanat i stopped and never touched one again.