Hi Hell > Well, I'm certainly no expert on depression or mental >illness, but I know my father could not have functioned >without medication (and I know he did try). He suffered >from serious depression for most of his adult life, and >even had electric shock treatment at one point, which >certainly didn't help -
You are right and I did not mean to minimize that medicine for depression is literally a life-saver for many people. It's probably important for people to have a good doctor who is astute at monitoring the dosage and prescribing the appropriate drug. As for the electric shock treatment, I had thought that had been abadoned way back in the 1950s or something but then was suprised to learn that a colleg friend's father was receiving it here in the 1970s, too. Eesch - now there was a barbaric treatment. In a way, we can thank God that medicines came along to replace THAT idea. > It seems to be the great "cure-all" for anything that ails >us - pop a pill and you'll feel better - rather than trying to >treat the real cause of the problem, which may be >environmental, rather than physical. Yes - I've also know some people who were wrongly diagnosed with depression when what they really had was diabetes, bad hayfever, or not simply not enough hormones ;-) and that is why the Prozac wasn't helping at all! > Not such a bad idea! Apparently New Zealand was >voted the safest country to be in the world, right now! >Why doesn't everyone come visit!? I am not surprised New Zealand is looking more appealing than ever now. Careful what you wish for Hell!! ;-) Kakki
