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I am scared to take the meds or go to the doctor because I am scared the meds will change my life. Can someone please explain the meds to me and how they effect u. Im 17 by the way.
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AnnieBrooke is right:)
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Here is what my nurse practitioner said to me when I was really having trouble with a loss and was crying a lot over it.  She put me onto an antidepressant, and said "You won't be any happier about the situation, but you *will* notice you aren't crying all the time."  And she was correct.  Anti-anxiety meds and antidepressants don't put something on top of who you are and change you, or make you feel unreal or disassociated.  They just put a fix on something that isn't working right, so you feel more normal.

I suggest you take them for six weeks, and see if I'm not right.  You can always taper back off of them, but give them a fair trial first.
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