If you're taking an "antidepressant" isn't it just covering up the real problem, instead of dealing with it? Why should we be so quick to medicate?
2006-11-10 17:55:02 · 9 answers · asked by Becca 6 in Health ➔ Mental Health
I think doctors are suppose to use the medication to help a person function, but not in lieu of counseling.
To get to the root of a problem may take a long time and most people don't have the option of staying out of work or being their for their family for long. Depression is misunderstood by most to be an illness. If a person has cancer or a problem with an organ, they would be encouraged to take time off to be treated and recuperate.
However with depression people just expect the person to just snap out of it. As a result, people have ot jump back into their rountines even if they haven't been treated for the underlying problem.
2006-11-10 18:03:57 · answer #1 · answered by Laughing Libra 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Medication might be the perfect answer, while you sort out the situation with a therapist. The only time I took antidepressants, I was emotionally distraught over an unacceptable relationship and it gave me the strength to go back into it. I was not going to a therapist, and should have been. It would have eliminated a lot of further heartache, with or without meds. I want to feel the feelings now, and grow from the experiences. A problem is that mental health professionals are very expensive and can't always wave a magic wand.
2006-11-11 02:07:10 · answer #2 · answered by Sparky 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For me the antidepressant helps the chemical imbalance that happens in me when I don't take medication. I will say that the medication was only given to me by my doctor on the note that I see a therapist. With time I have been living a healthier lifestyle because of both medication and therapy.
2006-11-11 03:21:55 · answer #3 · answered by Sparkybear 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the real problem is depression, then medication covers up nothing. What it does is treat the problem. We are very fortunate to have such a variety of antidepressants available.
2006-11-11 03:04:23 · answer #4 · answered by Ozz 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That's why medications come hand in hand with psychotherapy. You're actually correct that if medications are given alone for depressed patients, it doesn't really address the problem. It's because psychiatric problems have deeper roots. Psychotherapy deals more with the underlying problem, as well as family therapies and the like.
2006-11-11 02:04:37 · answer #5 · answered by virtuoso_pianist 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Anti-depressants won't cure anything by themselves, but they will relieve symptoms so that the person can work with his/her therapist to work out the problem. Of course, there is the possibility that some kinds of depression are the result of a chemical imbalance in the brain. In that case, the anti-depressants can help restore that chemical balance so that the person can lead a productive life.
2006-11-11 02:00:54 · answer #6 · answered by Richard B 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's never enough to just take a physical medication, especially if it's for a mental illness. Even physical illnesses need physical therapy to make the meds "work". Illness needs a triple combination of positive thinking (sometimes in the form of verbal therapy), physical therapy, and the drugs are just that extra something to speed things along.
2006-11-11 02:03:31 · answer #7 · answered by sandra_panda 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Sometimes doctors confuse sadness with depression. Antidepressants can harm as much as help.
2006-11-11 07:25:56 · answer #8 · answered by karldon 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In MY opinion, medications like antidepressants make you FAKE. A fake person. A fake feeling.
2006-11-11 03:16:33 · answer #9 · answered by Dwayne 4 · 2⤊ 3⤋