Why Is Taking Multiple Anti-Depressants At Once Common?

Why is taking multiple anti-depressants at once common? When did the United States jump the shark with this crap? I spent the entire day and night with someone whom I care about deeply. Unbeknown to me, she did not eat much and was having a nervous breakdown for the last two days before she was taken to the emergency room this morning. She finally called me today at 10:30AM at work and told me what happened. I picked her up when she called back and I stayed over her house until 8:00PM after making sure she would be OK tonight.

It turns out that she was having depression and anxiety issues over many different things and a psychiatrist had prescribed her three or four separate anti-depressant medications plus sleeping pills. She was already on pain-killers because she has advanced arthritis (mixed connective tissue disorder) and back pain.

This is the problem with mental health medicine today: there is no therapy, no method to change your life and try to create a happy atmosphere. It’s a pill factory. For the record, she’s not the only one I know that this has happened to; I currently know at least 5 people that are on multiple anti-depressants at once. Heck, I thought Wellbutrin would be enough. But now psychiatrists are prescribing Wellbutrin + Zoloft + Paxil + Ambien? 15 years ago people just took Prozac. When I was a kid adults would take Valium for everything…

This is a symptom of our society where kids get diagnosed with ADD for being…kids, depressed people get drugged up with no regard for body chemistry and side-effects, and everyone is a freakin’ hypochondriac. How about going deep to the root of the problem of depression and anxiety?

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Tony Vahl wasn’t the only one who was exposed to trash TV at the hospital today..he are my notes:

• President Obama’s people are still spinning that they created hundreds of thousands of jobs, but local newspapers around the country debunked his stats and showed examples of funny accounting. Looks like the stimulus plan was a failure as the unemployment rate rises to 10.2%.
• Taylor Swift…something…very important…or not. Taylor Swift.
• Twilight: New Moon…coming to a theater near you soon. The two lead actors are probably gay, but none of their millions of teenage girl fans know it. Oh, and A-Rod partied with one in Miami last night (probably to get those girls).
• Sarah Palin is selling her book on Oprah.
• I saw a GREAT John Rich country music video featuring Kris Kristofferson and Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler) called Shuttin’ Detroit Down. Check that one out when you get the chance.
• Some blonde chick walked off Larry King; I think she was that Miss Universe runner-up, I don’t know anymore, all these blonde white girls look alike.
• Obama China End Days Prelude
• Fort Hood…Islam…Terror Websites….Jihad…
• Reality TV shows…everywhere.
• Disney Channel, ABC Family, Nickelodeon: Miley Cyrus is truly the ultimate symbol of Young Teen TV. And we think the Japanese are sick with their pre-teen anime?
• TMZ is a sick TV show/Website…the paparazzi have taken over and are more influential than ever, and we as fans support them. What a world we live in…Godzilla, anyone? Anyone?

No wonder people have to take multiple anti-depressants at once. TV sucks ass. Seriously.

Dang.

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