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[andrewducker]

At Kirsty's prodding, and to bring some scientific rigour into what was previously blanket statements along the lines of "They're mad! The lot of them!!!", here's a poll.

[Poll #145435]

Comments

[magent.livejournal.com]

Does Red Bull count?

No, wait.. that causes mental problems for me.

Magent

[gnomatron.livejournal.com]

what about st.john's wort? non-prescription, but a lot of folk use it.

And yes, I know it's not a wonder-cure, but it works for some people, and it's a good thing to try first, as it doesn't involve scary doctor people.

[drainboy.livejournal.com]

I voted yes, but, I have to clarify, it was for, like two days.

[kpollock.livejournal.com]

Unless sobriety is a mental problem....

[cangetmad.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but I'm not bipolar. I'm rarely even perky, let alone manic.

[autodidactic.livejournal.com]

I was actually on antipsychotics at one point. It, uh, wasn't good. They made me odd and nothing like myself. It was a trauma that actually kicked me back into sanity... the cure was knowing that no matter how crazy I was, and no matter how entitled I might be to have a break, no one will ever really take care of you in the way that you need. Especially during a crisis. Fortunately, I lived.

A.

[thefirethorn.livejournal.com]

I take Paxil for SAD (seasonal affective disorder.)

[protempore.livejournal.com]

Hey, I had the pleasure of taking Zoloft for a while. Not pleasure. In my case, it did the opposite of what it was supposed to. My usually peaceful, all-loving self became incredibly hateful and my thought process became progressively more & more focussed on homicide.

I took myself off of it for that reason. I decided depression & anxiety were better, and just dealt with that for a while.