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Old 01-17-2007, 01:18 PM   #116
Phil
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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl View Post
I was prompted - in part - to see my GP by discussions on these threads. By the time I went to see him I was barely functioning anyway, but discussions here took some of the stigma away.

I also didn't recoil in horror when he suggested anti-depressants because of here.

I was offered counselling at the same time as the drugs. The point at which my GP saw me I was already incapable of working, so starting on drugs immediately wasn't too much of a stretch.
screw the stigma SG : there are approx 5 million people on anti - depressants in the UK. there are even trace elements in the drinking water because so many people are pissing it into the system.
seriously, if someone has a chemical imbalance, there really is no shame in treating it.
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