Depression Talk

One of the reasons why people with depression adamatly do not want to take medication is because they do not want their money going to fund Big Pharma. These medications include antidepressants, anti-seizure medications and anti-psychotics. Big Pharma (and even Little and Medium Pharma) doesn’t help its own image by some of it’s spending decisions.

But your mental healh is far more important than making a political or social statement. Get better first, then try to do the activism thing later.

Hard Lesson To Learn

If you’ve read more than three posts of my other 451 Press blog, Dealing With Headaches, you know that I’m not exactly a cheerleader for the pharmaceutical industry. But they do make medication that can save lives — including yours. Currently, I’m on generic Prozac. All it does for me is regulate my appetite and my sleep cycles — but that’s enough! (Please keep in mind that not all people react well to Prozac, so it may not work for you).

I didn’t go on Prozac until 2003. I’ve had major depression since the womb. I should have been on Prozac as soon as it was available (yes — I’m old. I remember when ibuprofen was brand spanking new). But I stubbornly refused all medications for depression until 2003, after many suicide attempts, going homeless and getting beaten to a pulp by a man I ran away fromhome for. One of the reasons I did was because of my belief that Big Pharma is evil, so if I took meds they made, I’d participate in the evil.

Just take the meds. Please.

Besides, Big Pharma may be evil, but it’s not unchangeable. Just because of past evils does not mean that it will ALWAYS be evil. If you have to play mind games in order not to feel guilty about taking the antidepressants or other meds, by all means, do so.

Suggested Mind Games

If you believe in Hell, then that’s where they’re going. Let God juge them and take the meds, knowing you’re going to Heaven and they to Hell.

If you believe in karma, same thing applies, only without the burning in eternal fire part.

Or, you can beleive that by getting better, you will be able to write your political leaders demanding change, writing articles and blog posts, participating in discussions, not buying Big Pharma stocks and one day, they will see the light that you have been holding out to them.

Play any mind game you have to — just take the meds.