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Mare's update corner...Wow *cough* it sure is dusty in here!
RokofAges75:
I hate the Cymbalta ones the worst, with the sad music and all the sad sack people. They just make me want to scream at my TV, "GET OFF YOUR ASS AND PLAY WITH YOUR DOG! PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR CHILDREN! STOP MOPING; YOUR CHILDREN NEED YOU!" I know that's the wrong attitude to have about clinical depression, but the Cymbalta commercials make it worse.
Rose:
I actually have the explanation for the whole "suicidal ideation" side effect claim LOL.
The thing about depression is, you have the thoughts, but you're very apathetic. Just no energy, or motivation to actually do anything. What the medication is SUPPOSED to do, is lift you up. The first thing it does though, is cause you to be more energetic. So in the first few weeks, you're actually in more danger of suicidal thoughts and actually acting upon it, than you were with simple unmedicated depression.
Because now you have more thoughts, and you're no longer apathetic. But I think it's like 3 weeks into the medication, it adjusts your chemical balance and helps get rid of the suicidal ideation. But with the whole legalities, they have to claim it.
But I'm digressing immensely LOL. Depression is way overly diagnosed, similar to the way ADD or ADHD is. And those commercials just make it worse. Big pet peeve of mine lol.
RokofAges75:
LOL that reminds me of this, from my Onion daily calendar:
Rose:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on October 10, 2010, 12:11:08 AM ---LOL that reminds me of this, from my Onion daily calendar:
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LMFAO thats lovely.
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: Rose on October 10, 2010, 12:10:54 AM ---I actually have the explanation for the whole "suicidal ideation" side effect claim LOL.
The thing about depression is, you have the thoughts, but you're very apathetic. Just no energy, or motivation to actually do anything. What the medication is SUPPOSED to do, is lift you up. The first thing it does though, is cause you to be more energetic. So in the first few weeks, you're actually in more danger of suicidal thoughts and actually acting upon it, than you were with simple unmedicated depression.
Because now you have more thoughts, and you're no longer apathetic. But I think it's like 3 weeks into the medication, it adjusts your chemical balance and helps get rid of the suicidal ideation. But with the whole legalities, they have to claim it.
But I'm digressing immensely LOL. Depression is way overly diagnosed, similar to the way ADD or ADHD is. And those commercials just make it worse. Big pet peeve of mine lol.
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Ah, that makes sense. So it makes you more motivated to actually kill yourself! Awesome!
Yeah, I get annoyed with that too. I mean, there is genuine depression, and then there is "I have a problem in my life and don't know how to deal with it." No one is happy all the time, but sometimes you just have to make the choice to have a good attitude and make yourself do the things you don't feel like doing. Regular, un-depressed people do that every day; it's just a part of life.
LOL, and now I'll link to this one: http://www.theonion.com/articles/son-wed-all-like-to-lie-around-all-day-being-clini,11095/
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