tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30354654.post4118207861460279380..comments2023-07-31T04:12:15.594-07:00Comments on Random Thoughts: Are Antidepressants Better Than Nothing?stuartresnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16879896068458013439noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30354654.post-57276816896156566652010-07-22T22:34:30.437-07:002010-07-22T22:34:30.437-07:00I'm of two minds on the matter; your subsequen...I'm of two minds on the matter; your subsequent comment about your mother's prescription actually points pretty clearly to those two minds. On the one hand these drugs were designed to correct specific chemical imbalances, and I think it's fair to say that for people who suffer from said imbalances, the drugs are probably effective. But it's a common and well studied phenomenon Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17877698540296040262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30354654.post-46791658056380325922010-07-01T07:21:15.173-07:002010-07-01T07:21:15.173-07:00Yes, exactly what I was trying to head for. Feelin...Yes, exactly what I was trying to head for. Feeling crappy is still being present to the moment.<br /><br />My distraction comes mostly at night, else I don't sleep. Sooner or later I will have to confront that.<br /><br />I have never meditated on that scale (bug bites, yes, major emotional trauma, not so much). We'll see how things roll out over the next while.<br /><br />THanks for Yogihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18149759309589778285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30354654.post-22381324875079363062010-06-30T16:31:24.550-07:002010-06-30T16:31:24.550-07:00Sorry for your suffering, Bad Yogi. Part of my int...Sorry for your suffering, Bad Yogi. Part of my interest in anti-depressants comes from the fact that when my mother was in heavy-duty mourning over my father's sudden death, her doctor prescribed Paxil. Previously, I thought that such medications were prescribed for long-standing depression rooted in body chemistry. But apparently, they're also frequently prescribed to people suffering stuartresnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16879896068458013439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30354654.post-4962524149247525862010-06-30T15:53:19.621-07:002010-06-30T15:53:19.621-07:00Going through a tough time right now (death of my ...Going through a tough time right now (death of my daughter), I have been offered the option of anti-depressants, as well as suggestions to have a drink or 2, or smoke some pot, all in the name of feeling better. And all of these, it is true, make me feel less bad. Or really, make me feel less, period.<br />And after they wear off, I feel worse, both physically and emotionally.<br />So a placebo Yogihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18149759309589778285noreply@blogger.com