tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841841084671666214.post1227625137139958700..comments2024-03-11T02:26:38.210-05:00Comments on Always Drunk: Mother's Little HelperChuck Baudelairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07856142744531037691noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841841084671666214.post-68059938181152593142016-10-21T22:16:45.541-05:002016-10-21T22:16:45.541-05:00I've been on one or another antidepressant sin...I've been on one or another antidepressant since 1986. (see above re: insulin). Miss Othmarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841841084671666214.post-77310267573320393762016-10-10T15:18:48.084-05:002016-10-10T15:18:48.084-05:00Bek nailed it. I've been a type 1 diabetic si...Bek nailed it. I've been a type 1 diabetic since I was 10 years old. That's a helluva lot of needles over the past 44 years. In many ways, my illness is easier to deal with because there isn't the social stigma some ignoramuses have for mental health issues.<br /><br />Do what you need to do to be the happy, funny, smart and strong woman that you are. We are not diminished by needing help but we are strengthened by accepting it with grace. Heaven knows I live that one every day!Bootsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13269990809946109011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841841084671666214.post-4004786163831833862016-10-10T09:45:08.925-05:002016-10-10T09:45:08.925-05:00Bek already nailed it so I'll just add this: t...Bek already nailed it so I'll just add this: the drug allows you to be you.<br />Although there are basic needs for all of us--air, food, water, warmth--there are specific needs that vary from person to person. Yours just happen to include a particular chemical.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10320886074658710855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841841084671666214.post-19114989182374323302016-10-09T18:32:33.600-05:002016-10-09T18:32:33.600-05:00Keep taking it! Why not? You need it, it makes you...Keep taking it! Why not? You need it, it makes you happy, you make others happy, too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07257516928972859500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841841084671666214.post-2815885682790225702016-10-09T18:32:28.946-05:002016-10-09T18:32:28.946-05:00Keep taking it! Why not? You need it, it makes you...Keep taking it! Why not? You need it, it makes you happy, you make others happy, too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07257516928972859500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841841084671666214.post-384798841501818532016-10-09T18:26:39.568-05:002016-10-09T18:26:39.568-05:00I take something different, but I've done the ...I take something different, but I've done the same damn thing...with the same result. Doc said that if I insist on continuing these foolish attempts, to tale 1/2 a pill per day and taper the dosage down. He says to keep the junk in my bloodstream consistently. Went cold turkey six weeks once. Felt worse than I ever remember feeling before I started taking the stupid things. Then it took two weeks before my family & friends could recognize me again. Lesson learned!txgirl1969https://www.blogger.com/profile/04635871191807300940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841841084671666214.post-55699792072270806982016-10-09T18:22:12.825-05:002016-10-09T18:22:12.825-05:00Better living through chemicals! I went off my me...Better living through chemicals! I went off my meds for about six weeks, just because I was lazy and couldn't get a routine going to take them. Bad idea. Really, really bad. I'm back on them, and while they've helped, the first week was brutal. I say if it helps, use it.aehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02708941765522865595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841841084671666214.post-57918318247263850922016-10-09T16:46:15.998-05:002016-10-09T16:46:15.998-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00932740981645161711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841841084671666214.post-3197132624132566872016-10-09T16:46:10.759-05:002016-10-09T16:46:10.759-05:00Would you shame a diabetic because they need insul...Would you shame a diabetic because they need insulin? Then don't blame yourself if you need Prozac. You can will your body to create something you need just because you wish it so. I have been on and off meds over the years. The reasons to be on vs. off are personal and cannot be compared or judged by others. If it works, take your meds and be happy and healthy. I wouldn't have you any other way! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00932740981645161711noreply@blogger.com