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2007-12-21 07:40:57 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes VOT, and you are a shining example of JW's. Make fun of what you don't understand.
I'm so tired of you cowards not answering the question. You definitely bring reproach upon the name of Jehovah.
2007-12-21 07:51:12 · update #1
Here is the problem. Not everyone who takes them is harmed by them. Sometimes they work really well and some people need them to help them cope with life. I noticed one of the people on there who said it was prescribed to him for a "situational' depression. This is clearly an abuse of what the medication was intended for! Medication is for Biochemical imbalances. I think that Psychiatrists should be more careful how they prescribe and keep better watch on the people they prescribe the medications for. Especially while adjusting to them.
I have personal experience with both sides of this. I took Prozac before I became pregnant with my daughter. It worked wonderfully! I was able to do things I had not been able to do before, I had more energy and I wasn't depressed. It was the most normal I have felt in all my life.
However, after I had my daughter, my body chemistry changed. I started taking the prozac again hoping to get the same effect. Because my chemistry had changed, it did not work the same for me anymore. It actually made me feel homicidal! I kept having the urge to go kill a bunch of people and I went to sleep every night praying that God would not allow me to do that. I kept thinking my illness was getting worse and suddenly it dawned on me that it might be the medication. I stopped taking it and the urges went away. I could feel them subside as my body cleared of the medication.
I still need medication to function. I also know that I need to be aware of changes in my mood for the worse when I am adjusting to a new medication. Anyone who is on these medications should contact a doctor if they seem to be getting worse....never assume it will get better on it's own. Medications may not work right away and you might not feel better for several weeks but they SHOULD NOT make you worse. These problems did not arise until the pharmaceutical companies came out with the SSRI class of drugs.
2007-12-21 08:01:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
That is between a Doctor and his Patient. It is a medical decision that obviously must be made with cation... As with every medical decision. Anti-depressants may help in some cases... others will have success using cognitive therapy... Some times both will be needed...
No two cases are the same...
I don't think anti-depressants should be given to children...
And it should not be the first choice... Perhaps as a last resort...
I have been well aware of this controversy for sometime...
This is an issue that does not concern the bible...
As for depression it does speak of that...
1 Thessalonians 5:14 - "On the other hand, we exhort YOU, brothers, admonish the disorderly, speak consolingly to the depressed souls, support the weak, be long-suffering toward all."
1 Peter 3:8 - "Finally, all of YOU be like-minded, showing fellow feeling, having brotherly affection, tenderly compassionate, humble in mind,"
Romans 12:15 - "Rejoice with people who rejoice; weep with people who weep."
Hebrews 10:25 - "not forsaking the gathering of ourselves together, as some have the custom, but encouraging one another, and all the more so as YOU behold the day drawing near."
The principles in the above scriptures can help us help the depressed ones...
Sometimes Medical Treatment is necessary...
Journey Well...
2007-12-21 08:11:56 · answer #2 · answered by Juggernaut 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Most people who are depressed aren't happy. Taking antidepressants is consider a conscious decision made by whomever wants to take them. Antidepressants are usually prescribe by doctors in hoping to clear up chemical imbalance. Side effects come along with anti-depressants depending on who takes them.
In a Awake article that was released gave this statement: Awake! Does not endorse or promote any form of treatment but provides current information to be helpful.
Us, Jehovah's Witnesses preach and teach people the words Jesus spoke: "Happy are those conscious of their spiritual need". (Matthew 5:3) That is to learn the truth about their creator and his purpose for us. Learning about the "real life" is more of a stress reliever than any pill in a bottle.
2007-12-21 08:07:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Antidepressants are a medication that help some and not others.
What Jehovahs Witnesses think personally is not the issue. Our concern is what Jehovah thinks.What Jehovah finds acceptable.There is nothing scripturally wrong with taking legal medication to help you cope with health issues.
2007-12-22 02:33:24 · answer #4 · answered by lillie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's a personal decision. Some anti-depressants actually makes the person worse. Others probably help. If you have chemical imbalance, it is good to consult the doctor and check the side effects of the drug. A person can always choose alternatives.
2007-12-21 08:26:18 · answer #5 · answered by trustdell1 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Why are you directing this question to Jehovah's Witnesses?
Anti-depressants are prescribed by doctors.
If anyone should be held accountable - it should be them
2007-12-21 07:47:12 · answer #6 · answered by The Shrink 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
why was the question addressed to Jehovah Witnesses. I think you need a doctor
2007-12-21 07:46:47 · answer #7 · answered by lover of Jehovah and Jesus 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Do you know where the psychiatrist's office is?
EDIT: Proverbs 26:5
"Answer someone stupid according to his foolishness, that he may not become someone wise in his own eyes"
2007-12-21 07:43:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
when tt comes to religious nuts and the use of over the counter drugs (like asprin) no one beats the craziness of the Scientologists!
Asprin is wickedness from Xenu himself!
Antidepressants are Xenu's greatest weapon since adhesive space ghosts....
oh Scientology...youre so qwasy!
2007-12-21 07:43:59 · answer #9 · answered by johnny.zondo 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
lollllllllllllllllll Is this person for real.........Give me a break ask a real question....
2007-12-21 07:55:41 · answer #10 · answered by Kitty Kat 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋