Well, I'd already been on antidepressants on five separate occasions (Prozac three times, because two doctors failed to comprehend "Prozac didn't work for me at all"; Efexor once; and amitryptiline once). The Prozac didn't do anything except give me minor side-effects, the Efexor stopped me feeling anything and left me unable to concentrate for long enough to finish a sentence; the amitryptiline gave me such bad stomach pains that I couldn't stand upright.
So the decision this time was more like "Experience suggests that this is unlikely to help, and is in fact likely to make it worse; but emotion suggests that if I don't try something I will go stark staring mad, and if it makes me worse then at least I can cry for a reason".
I'm really glad the Cipramil worked for you though.
I'd be interested to see figures for what percentage of Oxbridge students/graduates have been treated for depression. Although I'm not sure I wouldn't find those figures almost as depressing as the figures for Oxbridge graduates' average starting salary.
A friend of mine once claimed that the Warneford Hospital had a higher percentage of firsts than any of the colleges. This does rather have the feel of an urban legend, though...
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Re: The drugs do work
Date: 2002-11-28 12:32 am (UTC)So the decision this time was more like "Experience suggests that this is unlikely to help, and is in fact likely to make it worse; but emotion suggests that if I don't try something I will go stark staring mad, and if it makes me worse then at least I can cry for a reason".
I'm really glad the Cipramil worked for you though.
I'd be interested to see figures for what percentage of Oxbridge students/graduates have been treated for depression. Although I'm not sure I wouldn't find those figures almost as depressing as the figures for Oxbridge graduates' average starting salary.
A friend of mine once claimed that the Warneford Hospital had a higher percentage of firsts than any of the colleges. This does rather have the feel of an urban legend, though...