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Do YOU suffer from depression? How do you keep a positive perspective?
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<blockquote data-quote="CrazyinVA" data-source="post: 358252" data-attributes="member: 1157"><p>Take it. And if it doesn't work, try a different anti-depressant. Every person is different and what works for one person, may not work for another. Prozac saved me years ago, but in more recent years, I took Cymbalta, which worked even better. I do concur with side effects of quick withdrawal from Cymbalta, you have, have, HAVE to taper off of it when you quit it. I got horrendous headaches, nightmares and was very edgy .. even if I missed a couple doses, which sometimes happened if I didn't get it refilled on time :-/ (I'm lazy like that!). Overall, though it saved me from the depths of despair ... I was a zombie withOUT it at one point, I was so deep in the throes of depression. </p><p></p><p>Be sure you combine therapy with anti-depressants; I am a firm believer that medications alone won't do the trick, they simply put you on a more even keel so that therapy can do its job. Join a support group if you can, too. </p><p></p><p>I learned to focus on the positive aspects of any situation, look for that "silver lining" no matter how dire a circumstance may seem. I've learned that something good comes from every situation, i.e., if this bad thing hadn't happened, this good thing wouldn't have happened, either. It's there, believe me, sometimes you just have to look really hard <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I also began a practice of finding something to be grateful for each and every day, even if it was the smallest thing. One day, it might be the existence of Starbucks. Another, it might be the sun on my face. Once you get into that habit, it really makes a difference in your attitude.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CrazyinVA, post: 358252, member: 1157"] Take it. And if it doesn't work, try a different anti-depressant. Every person is different and what works for one person, may not work for another. Prozac saved me years ago, but in more recent years, I took Cymbalta, which worked even better. I do concur with side effects of quick withdrawal from Cymbalta, you have, have, HAVE to taper off of it when you quit it. I got horrendous headaches, nightmares and was very edgy .. even if I missed a couple doses, which sometimes happened if I didn't get it refilled on time :-/ (I'm lazy like that!). Overall, though it saved me from the depths of despair ... I was a zombie withOUT it at one point, I was so deep in the throes of depression. Be sure you combine therapy with anti-depressants; I am a firm believer that medications alone won't do the trick, they simply put you on a more even keel so that therapy can do its job. Join a support group if you can, too. I learned to focus on the positive aspects of any situation, look for that "silver lining" no matter how dire a circumstance may seem. I've learned that something good comes from every situation, i.e., if this bad thing hadn't happened, this good thing wouldn't have happened, either. It's there, believe me, sometimes you just have to look really hard :) I also began a practice of finding something to be grateful for each and every day, even if it was the smallest thing. One day, it might be the existence of Starbucks. Another, it might be the sun on my face. Once you get into that habit, it really makes a difference in your attitude. [/QUOTE]
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