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Murray said:
But nicky, that is what depression is
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noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo murray you're missing the point i'm making.

Often there are reasons for someones depression which has nothing to do with a chemical imbalance in their brain. However a doctor will quickly prescribe anti depressants masking the actual problem.

I know i sound judgmental about this but i'm really not. People do what they do to get by and i would never tell someone how to live their life because i'm not them. I have another best freind who is on anti depressants because of a love issue. She opted for prozac and i fully support her choice. She's happy taking them and they help her, good luck to her.
 
Zoloft is powerful stuff. Be very careful taking it. I took it a few years ago and after having only half a tablet (under the prescribed amount), was completely doped out. My body just couldn't function. It is very strong. I eventually went to the mental health unit at our local hospital and was prescribed the correct medication as I was assessed properly. My medication has terrible side effects if I forget to take it, but it is a safe dosage.

I urge anyone (especially teenagers and those who are lightly built) who takes zoloft to try an alternative anti-depressant.
 
I currently suffer from depression and a mate killed himself 2 weeks ago because of depression as well which no one saw coming.

Its a dangerous illness important to get it checked out.
 

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Leper said:
Barracking for Richmond is depressing.

This is a football forum and I've posted that opinion twice now and it's been deleted.

Not even off topic, and not the slightest bit offensive I would have thought.

WTF is going on here?
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Football forum is under 'Australian Football League' Board or under the team boards. This is a serious discussion about a serious illness.
 
PerthCrow said:
I hope your friend is ok now.

I just feel that if Brittany had what I call True Depression she wouldnt be posting on the net as I believe depression to be a withdrawal from the world.Then again pretending nothing is wrong is one of the hardest reasons TD is hard to define
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:rolleyes: Idiot
What the hell would you know?
 
PerthCrow said:
First work out why you think you have depression. As noted ring BeyondBlue or Lifeline and talk to someone about your issues and hopefully they can point you in the right direction.

Or are you just unhappy with the direction your life has taken?


Brittany at 17 if you have depression I will go he for chasy.

Be very careful that the doctor isnt giving you Zolofts just to get the next patient into his room
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It wasn't just the doctor who suggested I go on them.
And just because I am a teenager doesn't mean that I don't have it.
You don't know the crap I go through so don't just automatically suggest that I don't have depression because I am 16.
 
I've suffered from depression and came through the 'veil' so to speak.

I injured my back that badly, I completely withdrew myself from the World and became a blithering mess rattling with anti-depressants and pain killers.

I woke up one day realising that the medication WAS the problem. Weaned myself off of them but it was HARD.

My whole life during the next 6 months changed dramatically. My mind was clearer andsaw things in a totally different way.

My relationship turned sour, I changed jobs but it didn't change my attitude.

I HELPED MYSELF.

. . . . with a little help from a Psychologist.


My advice is to TALK to someone. DO NOT resort to medication, it will stuff you up even more.

 
theorangeapple said:
See your GP who will relay you onto a specialist.

Money doenst come into this, we are talking about your well being and happiness. It will be the best money you ever spent.
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Top post. :thumbsu:

It's a terrible and debilitating illness and the quicker you can recieve help the better off you'll be in the long run.
 
Cove Cobra said:
I've suffered from depression and came through the 'veil' so to speak.

I injured my back that badly, I completely withdrew myself from the World and became a blithering mess rattling with anti-depressants and pain killers.

I woke up one day realising that the medication WAS the problem. Weaned myself off of them but it was HARD.

My whole life during the next 6 months changed dramatically. My mind was clearer andsaw things in a totally different way.

My relationship turned sour, I changed jobs but it didn't change my attitude.

I HELPED MYSELF.

. . . . with a little help from a Psychologist.


My advice is to TALK to someone. DO NOT resort to medication, it will stuff you up even more.

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So let me see if I have got this right.
You are saying your form of depression (which you failed to state if it was BP1 or BP2 or other) must be the same for everyone else.

And you are also saying, that the only way to get better is to do it the way you did it and that if medication did not work for you then it cannot work for anyone else.

You arrogant SOB
 
Murray said:
So let me see if I have got this right.
You are saying your form of depression (which you failed to state if it was BP1 or BP2 or other) must be the same for everyone else.

And you are also saying, that the only way to get better is to do it the way you did it and that if medication did not work for you then it cannot work for anyone else.

You arrogant SOB
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Yep . . whatever Murray :rolleyes:

I suffered with it for 13 years all up bloke. I wear the scars.

This is what worked for me. You can't see a Psychologist without a referral from a GP. It took me to ASK the doctor f this treatment would be more beneficial to myself other that a/d medication or pain killers.

Medication MAY work for others, it didn't for me.

Severe clinical depression I was diagnosed with, from a top S.A. Neurogolist, I'm afraid. A am unaware of the other terms you speak of.
 
Cove Cobra said:
Yep . . whatever Murray :rolleyes:

I suffered with it for 13 years all up bloke. I wear the scars.

This is what worked for me. You can't see a Psychologist without a referral from a GP. It took me to ASK the doctor f this treatment would be more beneficial to myself other that a/d medication or pain killers.

Medication MAY work for others, it didn't for me.

Severe clinical depression I was diagnosed with, from a top S.A. Neurogolist, I'm afraid. A am unaware of the other terms you speak of.
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I have seen people back peddle before but never as quick as you
 
Murray said:
I have seen people back peddle before but never as quick as you
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regardless of whether he's back peddaling or not, i'm surprised at how dismissive you are of his opinion when he has said himself that he suffered depression for 13 years.
 

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Brittany said:
It wasn't just the doctor who suggested I go on them.
And just because I am a teenager doesn't mean that I don't have it.
You don't know the crap I go through so don't just automatically suggest that I don't have depression because I am 16.
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whats the matter your crush wont like you?
teenage problems are a waste of time unless your like me and all your interested in is footy and wwe
 
blangerang said:
whats the matter your crush wont like you?
teenage problems are a waste of time unless your like me and all your interested in is footy and wwe
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EXCUSE ME!
you bloody idiot!
I have been through a bloody lot you tossa
Don't be so stereotypical, just because I am a teenage girl doesn't mean I don't have real problems.
People like you give me the ********s. :mad:
 

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coxon said:
interesting.. i've been thinking about posting about this for the past few months...

have a friend, who's wife has been diagnosed with bi-polar... she did start some medication and now has given up on it... will no longer see doctor... problem is, she wont acknowledge she has a problem and refuses to see medical practioner anymore....

his life is a living hell at the moment, trying to cope with her dramatic mood swings (which are getting worse and worse, even turning physical in some instances)... i had a meeting with two of her close friends today, to try to work out a way to help her.. she's alienated most of her family and parents, as well as other friends...

how to you help someone who wont acknowlege that they have a problem? .... have taken a look at the beyondblue site.. and will take some details/notes down...
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My best friends dad was diagnosed with the same thing, and he aswell stopped taking his medication.
 
Brittany said:
It wasn't just the doctor who suggested I go on them.
And just because I am a teenager doesn't mean that I don't have it.
You don't know the crap I go through so don't just automatically suggest that I don't have depression because I am 16.
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People in Africa who starve and in the middle of a warzone get through things.

Living in suburban Perth must be better.
 
Roonaldo! said:
People in Africa who starve and in the middle of a warzone get through things.

Living in suburban Perth must be better.
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Thats a nice segue into another question.

Is the incidence of depression higher in ''western urban'' countries? Or is it the lack of diagnosis that keeps depression stats low in non western countries?
 
nicky said:
There is ALOT wrong with them. Most depression problems stem from oppressing some sort of issue, there are 1 million different options to try before taking prescription drugs; one of my best friends was prescribed zoloft in school, this was great for her because she felt great. However by the time she was 23 she knew that drugs were a lazy option and she made it her life mission to feel good on her own; She is the happiest and most fulfilled person i know. I think it's obvious why;

1. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT! She has acknowledged and worked through her pain instead of masking it with bullshyt drugs.

2. With her quest to help herself without drugs she has naturally been drawn to people with a positive outlook on life; self healing, yoga, meditation, chinese medicine. I believe you are who you surround yourself with to a certain extent.

If you feel that bad that you need antidepressants then try changing your life first; take some time to listen to yourself.

I know someone who has been adicted to those things her whole life and she believes her 'mental' issues are that complex that nothing can help - what a copout!!! this is such a dangerous way to look at mental illness.

I've seen first hand what depression can do to someone and i know that antidepressants merely mask a sympton without fixing anything.

and Murray how often do you think people take nurofen for a headache because their brain is dehydrated when all they need is a glass of water.
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Well this might be a first, but Im gonna say thats a really good post nicky.
:thumbsu:

What nicky is pretty much saying guys....that medicine may not always the best solution to depression.

One of the first things that should be realised is that YOU have to recoginse that you 'are' suffering....and there are always people willing to talk and listen.
 
blangerang said:
whats the matter your crush wont like you?
teenage problems are a waste of time unless your like me and all your interested in is footy and wwe
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I kind of agree. I wish i had the sort of non problems i had as teenager now. The world would be easier sometimes.

I don't know why a teenager let alone a child under 12 should suffer from depression - oh i get it the pressures that are put on them to be accpeted by mass marketing have ********ed with these kids heads. Yet we over see all of these factors and blame other things.

Serioulsy when i was 6 the only thing that depressed me was when Bugs Bunny was finished and i had to go to bed.
 

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