>>42398902Meds fag here, always keep this in mind
>meds have a time limit before you need a higher dosage for the effects>meds are always temporary and you will have to be slowly taken off of them, many meds have huge whiplashes when you come off them cold turkey and can fuck you up for months.>the purpose of medication for depression is often to hold back the pain enough that you can function but it will not remove the pain its alot like gritting your teeth and trying to remain fine. Once the meds are gone the pain will come back>The general rule of thumb is that if you are taking medication you NEED to be in therapy so you can just get your issues resolved and get back on track This last one is very important because the therapist will be tracking how the meds work on you with your therapy and will reccomend medication change if you get worse or become a zombie.
REMEMBER the medication is supposed to help you tolerate the pain it does not FIX it. Therapy or changing your lifestyle fixes the pain but the issues that cause the depression are different for everyone. Sometimes its obesity, low self esteem, family trauma, or no friends which is why the answer is different for everyone.
