Anti depressants and Anxiety Medications

It is with much sadness that I have to talk about this subject.  A good friend of mine had committed suicide a few days ago.  She was very full of life and exuded energy most of us could ever dream of having, but suffered from various mental issues that were treated with a plethora of medications for bi-polar disorder, depression, and anxiety to name a few.  She found out a month or so ago, that the medications that were prescribed for her were in direct conflict with each other.  This is not a good thing in anyway.  She then decided that her doctors messed up, (which they did) and went off the medications cold turkey. Sadly, this is where she went wrong.  Psychological mood altering drugs have extreme side effects and harmful withdrawl symptoms.  That is why they make you wean off of the drugs due to these symptoms.  For example, most people don’t know but one of the major side effects of Prozac is DEPRESSION! Next time you get a chance, look up Prozac online or if you are a user, check the bottle.  Psych drugs are very harmful.  The way they work in the brain is they either block certain receptors or increase certain receptors in the brain that can cause feeling of either depression or anxiety, depending on the condition.  When this starts working, the brain starts to crave the drug to work normally.  Now this reaction can happen regardless of there being a condition or not.  These drugs alter the brain’s chemistry and when a person goes off of them suddenly like my friend, the consequences can be devastating.  The brain then gets “cravings” and doesn’t know what to do and actually sends the patient into a more fragile state and this makes them feel as if they are no longer in any control.  Some people have the ability to eventually work out of this state of mind, but others do not.

I only write about this because it has hit very close to home for me in the past few days.  I want you as the reader to just think.  We all know someone that is on some type of mood altering drugs or are on them yourself.  Think of the consequences of your choices.  Just because a Doctor tells you need a medication because you feel a little down, use your common sense.  If your instincts tell you that you really don’t want to, try and seek alternative therapies first.  Use drugs as  a last resort.  I know of at least one person who is in agreement but she can’t add her two cents anymore.  Rest in Peace, my good friend. I hope that this opens the eyes of a few more people.