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Jerry Kennard

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posted 11/17/2009, comments (2)

Why Antidepressants Don’t Treat the Cause of Depression

Every year well over 200 million prescriptions are handed out for antidepressants in the United States. Of the people who take antidepressant medications some will feel a certain level of relief and some won't benefit at all. So, if depression is simply due to an imbalance in neurotransmitters, why are some people ‘treatment resistant' when... Read more Chevron

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KJ

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Combat veteran. I have some PTSD and health problems.

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posted 11/05/2009, comments (2)

In Iraq Recovering From PTSD

It seems odd, but less than a week after arriving here in Iraq on my fourth combat deployment (this time as a civilian) I received my Veterans Administration disability rating. The VA says I am 80% disabled due to PTSD and a wide variety of neurological problems. Why couldn't they have told me before I left? Oh well, timing is... Read more Chevron

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49; have 3kids, very happily married

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posted 11/05/2009, comments (7)

I can't seem to get a break

I really don't know which is worse my depression or my MS-I went to my med doc for my depression , only to find out she is gone for up to a year and I have someone new who doesn't know anything about me or my case-so he takes me off (cold turkey) 1000mg of depokote er and leaves hanging and said lets see how you do??????? So I broke down in the... Read more Chevron

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cmfd

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posted 10/21/2009, comments (4)

What do I do now?

Hi every one I'm new to this site so not really sure how to use it. Anyway, I've been depressed as long as I can remember... the first time I attempted suicide was when I was eight years old. I'm 19 now and was recently discharged from an emergency psychiatric facility... but now I don't know what to do. I'm on meds for the... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/07/2009, comments (4)

Depression and Love

I've been fighting depression for the last 3 months and its made me extremely tired. Always exhausted, dont want to do anything i use to do. Dont want to talk to anyone etc. I'm on drugs for depression and anxiety, the depression one doesnt take affect until 4 to 6 weeks out. What I'm wondering is...does your depression affect what your feelings... Read more Chevron

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