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     Post: 027845
     Date: 1997/07/17
     Subj: New to the list / perceptions re-visited
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     dear syber-siblings

     our newest list member asks:
     >Is Prozac the best thing for this sort of depression?

     clinical depression [cd] seems to have become my pet subject

     the question reminded me of something i had intended to
     include in my 'perceptions' post earlier this week

     in my reading about cd and its treatment
     i understand that the current professional guidelines
     advise that where medication is indicated as a treatmemt
     it should be approached much more aggressively
     than in the past

     the thinking was that cd has been chronically under-treated:
     not enough medication and for too short a time
     to be truly effective in 'blowing the clouds away'

     the implication was that cd is eminently treatable and beatable
     that its victims should not have to suffer with it needlessly
     due to under-treatment

     i believe that i can relate to this personally
     i felt that my anti-depressant 'wasn't working anymore'
     and worried about switching to something else

     however my doctor advised increasing the current med
     for a few weeks as the first strategy
     and i do believe it worked

     [witness the sudden re-emergence of the hermit!]

     please note that i have deliberately avoided naming meds
     because pd varies so much from one person to another
     and each of us is our own unique 'chemical stew'

     there are a lot of anti-depressants available;
     it may take some experimenting to hit on the right one

     any comments or corrections?

     janet

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