[Old School Hound]

I haven't ever self harmed but I smoked like a fiend for 40 years.  That was enough!!

I was lucky in that what my doctor prescribed worked from the start.  I know a lot of folks who take medication that had to adjust more than one time.  I take Lexapro, which is a synthetic of Prozac.  It doesn't sedate me or make me feel goofy, but takes the peaks and valleys out of my moods.

As far as taking meds is concerned, OSH, if taking a pill makes you feel better then why would you NOT do it??  I take 11 pills/day, and am proud that they all work.  If it would make me better, and was prescribed by my doctor, I'd take 20.  Over half of what I take are not prescriptions, but were recommended by or approved by my doctor.  Such as Vitamin D, Tumeric (works great for arthritis pain), baby aspirin, Vitamin B12, Fish Oil and Vitamin C.  I don't mind taking a pill or 12 when they help me.

I have terrible arthritis pain in my knee, Granny. I can't sleep at night because of it. What form of tumeric do you take for arthritis? Is it in pill form? My knee pain has been terrible today. So bad that it causes me to be somewhat nauseated. This knee pain definitely doesn't help the depression issues, especially since I can't sleep because of it.