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Originally Posted by Coda

Modern antidepressants aren't "happy pills." They don't function by forcing you to be happy and upbeat all the time. What they do is interfere with the negative feedback loop that makes the depressive episodes so bad -- basically, they help avoid "feeling bad that you feel bad" or "I'm so depressed that I can't do anything to get better." They keep you from getting into the worst of it so that you can learn how to make the most of the rest of your life.

There may be valid reasons that someone might not want to take antidepressants, but "artificial happiness" isn't one of them.

Ah.. Okay. Thank you for clearing that up. I've just heard a lot of bad things about them. Umm.. I think something like, "They make you fat" or "They're suppose to help you, but it makes people angry/want to suicide." Not only that, but it's something I would have to pay for whenever I run out. And again, I don't want to be a burden.. It's bad enough mom complains 97% of the time when we go out to get groceries. She acts like she can have kids, them grow up, and not need anything like toothpaste or shampoo. =w=;