Did psychiatric drugs help you or not? Any natural...

[Lilou Blousou]

...remedies really work? (Depression & Anxiety)? I suffer from clinical depression and anxiety, but I see a lot of people at mental health clinics taking chemical cocktails andI know some people have drastic improvements and some people have minor but significant improvements.But I know a lot of people that seem to get more messed up on these drugs and can't ever get off them. I have even heard a shrink say she wouldn't put her own kids on it, because we really don't know the long-term effects. And FDA lets them the big-time drug companies hook people, because they pay FDA kickbacks. And government lets FDA get away with this because FDA gives government kickbacks.IF YOU HAVE TAKEN MEDICATION for clinical depression or anxiety, has it helped you. Also if you have taken for a number of years, has this adversely effected you?*And if anybody has any natural cures that have really worked, please let me know.Have you seen this video? What do you think? It's about toxic psychiatry.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b30iwhEw9hDon't know why link above didn't work, here it is again:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b30iwhEw9ho"Dea Y" - true, good company is so important!"Firefly" - Yeah, my diet is crap, sugar, carbs, fat and caffeie. I will look into those diets!It helped "Rustybones" but "Sabine E" right on! I wonder though, for severe depression/anxiety, therapy doesn't always help.Thanks everyone so far!

[Dea Y]

i suffer from manic depression well i should say i suffered from it.my shrink put me on so many drugs it wasn't even funny i've been on Remeron, Trazadone, Rispertol, Celexa, Effexor and Wellbutrin just to name afew.personally i saw and felt no changes but i gave into it because i figured that the shrink went to school for this and as a doctor they know what's best for me. i was wrongone day i went cold turkey and stopped the drugs all together. my mind just seemed to clear up. i wasn't feeling like my old self again but i was feeling again and it was good.i found a support group it was real casual they went on outings played cards and board games ... stuff like that. i found that just getting out in a non confronal atmosphere was a bigger help than all the drugs that i had been on for years. it feels good to be around and talk to people who actually know how you're feeling and what you're going through.

[rustybones]

I too, suffer from clinical depression and anxiety. I take Dr prescribed meds and they have helped me immeasurably!I have tried "natural" remedies and they didn't do squat.Who cares if I have to take them, the rest of my life. Iam still here and HAVE a life.

[Master Shake]

one pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you smalll, and one pill mother gives doesnt do anything at all

[tim b]

Forget about what a lot of other people are doing. That is not remotely your concern. Forget other people's experiences on/off meds. Now what was your experience with the medication did it help. If so educate yourself about the side effects of the med, it is your body. Also if you really have concerns some of the meds out there have been around since the sixties. Wellbutrin for one. so the long term use has been well documented. All meds have side effects you have to balance the effect of the drug with its use. Again it is your body. I used illegal drugs for years before i realized that i suffered from major depression and got help. So don't take this disease lightly it can destroy your life.