Caramello,

I'm glad to hear that SSRI's work for you, but as I said, different medications vary according to the person taking them. You're right about us all being guinea pigs, in a sense, but then again, isn't that what the clinical trials are for? I didn't mean to step on your or anyone else's toes with my posts. It's just a very touchy and frustrating subject for me, personally.

I am very sorry to hear that you lost 2 friends as a result of bad medicine. This is exactly what I'm talking about, doctors should be more aware of what is going on with their patients and just plain care in general about what kind of effects certain medications can have on them.

I don't want the price of medications to rise, either, hell, we pay enough for them as it is. I'm just trying to say that it's because of certain corrupt doctors and their practices, we all wind up suffering in some way or another. For those of us who had bad experiences with antidepressants, that is what we suffered with. For people like you that need to take an SSRI because it's the only effective medication for your condition, you wind up suffering as a result of the negative press, lawsuits, and ultimately, the ever rising cost of these medications.

Eeyore