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Anonymous
sup HEALTH and fitness, i have a question related to health rather than muscles

my psychiatrist wants me to take antidepressants, saying they will just "top up" any "deficiencies", but i like myself the way i am even if i am deficient.. what are antidepressants like? should i take them?
>> Anonymous
>>295338
What are some troubles.
Anon, you can tell us.
>> Anonymous
>>295338
get the pills, pretend to take them, throw them out
>> Anonymous
Mix them with your psychiatrist's coffee and see how they act.
>> Anonymous
>>295342
I dont like to socialize, i dont have friends or go out or anything, i am fine with the way i am, but if i fight against psychiatrist and parents who think they are doing whats best for me then i could be seen as nuts and i lose my right to decide whats best for me for myself
>> Anonymous
>>295346
yeah awesome suggestion ill just make him a coffee at my house and bring it to him that wont be suspicious at all cool idea
>> Anonymous
>>295369
wont work, people trying hard to make sure they fix me up, they wont let me get away with it with something as easy as throwing away, plus its liquid i think not capsules
>> Anonymous
>>295366
well certainly dont take them if you dont have to. your body gets addicted and dependent on them. you can get shitty side effects for the first 2 weeks or so and if you miss a dose you can get some nasty withdrawal symptoms that make you feel like you are going to faint every 10 seconds.
>> Anonymous
>>295364

Then don't take them. Figure out a way to say it while convincing them you're ok. Also, I think you're underage b&.
>> Anonymous
>>295374
i'm 18 but live with parents

>>295372
yeah i know, not taking them is a good idea, i just dont know how to do it...
>> Anonymous
make a compromise and try to shoot for xanax
you can make a fortune off of that stuff
>> Anonymous
pills dont help anything, placebo, look it up.
inb4 faggots baaw at me
>> sage Anonymous
>>295386
THE ENTIRE FIELD OF MODERN MEDICINE IS A HOAX!
DISEASES ARE CURED BY GOD AND HE JUST HAPPENS TO LIKE US A LOT MORE RECENTLY THATS WHY WE'RE LIVING LONGER
WAKE UP SHEEPLE
yes placebos exist, no not everything is a fucking placebo, you retard
>> Anonymous
hey op, it's a fucking DRUG. Do you not know what drugs do? They fuck you up, it's a poison. You have to realize that these drugs are a looooong-term thing. Have you heard of anyone being cured by taking anti-depressants for a week? No? That's because it doesn't work that way.

If you need help convincing them that you are fine, start writing down goals in your life that you want to achieve(go skydiving, etc) and ask them instead to help you with that.

Don't start the drugs, OP
>> Anonymous
>>295350
What is the psychiatrist's diagnosis ?
He/she shouldn't give you antidepressants before he/she knows what kind of depression he thinks you have.
>> Anonymous
I know a guy on antidepressants. He's still a total shut in, he's just happy about it.

Try exercise. It feels pretty good.
>> Anonymous
Don't do it, man. I was on antidepressants for 5 years and shit fucked my head up bad.
>> Anonymous
Alright, son. I'm going to help you out here. For a long time my family doctor was the head of a mental health board.

Here are some important things to remember.

1) Exercise, exercise, exercise. It's been scientifically proven to increase mood and self-esteem. If you're not doing it already, start doing it

2) 8 hours of sleep. Extremely important, too little sleep makes you agititated and too much sleep has a negative effect on your mood.

3) An active social life: This is important, though not as important. Having an active social life allows you to displace your depressed fairly easily--whereas sitting at home, alone, you're left brooding about it for the entire day. A social life allows you to change your mental states more easily.

4) Make absolutely sure there's not an outside reason. Such as not doing anything with your life, not having a girlfriend and being lonely, etc. If it's a legitimate problem you're worried about, then it's that and not the drugs. Explain that to your doctors.

5) Anti-depressants are meant to be taken in two cases. One is that you're going through a rough patch in life, and they're to help you get out of it, get therapy/over it and drop them. The other is a chemical imbalance that causes you to be unable to function in a perfectly happy scenario.
>> Anonymous
>>295460
seconded

just tell them you're an introvert, not depressed at all, and antidepressants will only do more harm to your body and mental health. I started taking welbutrin and tried a few other SSRI's when I was 19, it definitely fucked with my head. But my justification is that I was highly suicidal for a while, and it did get rid of that. Better of fucked in the head then dead, I guess.

I still take em, but that's because when I don't I get extreme headaches and my mood swings back and fourth all day. So unless you're sitting down every night ready to an hero, stay away from em.
>> Anonymous
>>295460
best advice i've seen on anything in some time on 4chan.

don't take anything you don't want to OP but listen to this man anyway
>> Anonymous
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Why dont you stop being a fucking faggot OP, i hate people od meds for "depression" get fucked all of you, we all have rough patches in our lifes but people have had it and have it worse, take a look at any 3world country then tell yourself "yeah im depressed man" while typing away on your espensive computer in your heated house with a fridge full of food and money in your wallet.
fuck off, the lot of you.

Trying standing up and be counted, do exersise and stop bawwing, feels good man.
>> Anonymous
>>295687
Dude, it's fucking cold and I'm broke as shit.
WHICH WHY I DO SQUATS.

Shit makes me feel awesome about a relatively shitty situation.