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Martin68

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27. I took a low dose antidepressant for 15 years, and then I discontinued it. It helped me develop coping mechanisms, and
Tue May 5, 2026, 10:23 PM
May 5

when I no longer need it, I gradually decreased the dosage under my doctors guidance. I believe it was a life saver for me and my wife.

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The shortage of mental health professionals will get worse now. Irish_Dem May 5 #1
Do you think suicide, homelessness, and crime will increase? ananda May 5 #24
Yes Irish_Dem May 5 #25
As if people weren't stressed enough already. ananda May 5 #26
In a dictatorship the populace must be kept miserable and docile. Irish_Dem Wednesday #35
For 20 + years I have take a low dose of an antidepressant. Chasstev365 May 5 #2
Thanks for sharing this information. I wonder how many Americans this shift in medicine will harm. efhmc May 5 #3
I took a low dose antidepressant for 15 years, and then I discontinued it. It helped me develop coping mechanisms, and Martin68 May 5 #27
He may not be a doctor, but ... SomewhereInTheMiddle Wednesday #33
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This guy is a menace Alice Kramden May 5 #7
i just now figured it out...he's a scientologist. ret5hd May 5 #8
He is a man whose brain was partially eaten by a worm. LisaL May 5 #11
a scientologist. ret5hd May 5 #13
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He's the biggest psycho in town, Bayard May 5 #10
Add to that, this "genius" admitted to snorting cocaine of LisaL May 5 #12
Using Americans as test subjects to spread his insanity. Solly Mack May 5 #14
What's next? Anti-psychotics? Princess Turandot May 5 #16
These medications saved my life. Maraya1969 May 5 #17
It's an upside down world. LisaL May 5 #18
I too take antidepressant csusan May 5 #19
I Need My Antidepressants Deep State Witch May 5 #21
He is so fucking dangerous angryxyouth May 5 #22
The clown show continues. mdbl May 5 #23
Isn't it when they stop taking their meds Figarosmom May 5 #28
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Sez' the man who took "psychiatric medications" for almost 30 years... Grins Wednesday #30
I'm not taking drug advice angrychair Wednesday #31
In a "Dear Colleague" letter on Monday, top officials within the HHS wrote that psychiatric medications "should not be generalbetrayus Wednesday #32
he's the LAST person who should be advising about mental health Skittles Wednesday #34
Josef Mengele. nt Javaman Wednesday #36
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