yes addiction. Or building up a tolerence to them & taking more & more without realizing you've taken to much. I think they can help you in moderation if your doctor is giving them to you & giving you therapy to help you heal mentally. Not just doping you up to make you forget everything. By the way I'm sorry for your loss but you will recover soon hopefully & forget all about whats her name. Her loss

what are you on man, get a grip. do not take any pills as they really are not the answer.get out there and get another woman or just enjoy being single. my mother died a couple of years ago and it was tempting to do drugs and drink but i moved on....thats my advice, move on and be strong..........

I have found the antidepressant Lexipro very helpful (in a low dose--10mg). It helped me maintain without bad side effects. I wasn't crying all the time or feeling a sense of dread. I was able to keep a clear head while I was working the issues.

Yes, antidepressants really help *some* people. the problem with antidepressants is that they normally take up to a month to start working and if that particular pill doesn't work for you, well, you've just wasted an entire month - and then you get to start over with a NEW pill for another month before you find out if it's going to work or not. It's a tedious process if you don't respond to the first pill, but it can really pay off in the long run when you find a pill that works for you. Some people with serious depression need to take antidepressants forever, but your depression isn't likely very serious and is probably going to clear up on its own in time. If you're really feeling down, or having thoughts of suicide then I say go ahead and see your doctor and get some help. If it's just a case of the blues, you don't really need medication and it's likely that your depression would clear up before the antidepressants really have a chance to help anyway. If you start taking antidepressants, you shouldn't stop without first consulting your doctor. Some antidepressants can have serious side effects if you use them improperly, and that includes quitting them cold turkey.

Modern anti-depressants have come a long way. They are much improved on the older ones . They have a bad reputation which can be attributed to those that are no longer used. Yes, they work, no you will not become automatically addicted, you take them for short periods of time, they will not turn you into a cabbage. Go to the doctor and find out about them first hand - the doctor will be able to tell you everything you want to know. Make a list of questions and take it with you. You will not be allowed to take them until you want to stop - the doctor will decide on the length of treatment. The main problem with modern-anti-depressants is that everybody is too scared to take them assuming they are the same as those years ago.

depression is a lot more than just feeling sad because you have split up with someone. if you really are depressed then antidepressents can help but finding the right med can be hard.

you know what, the only way to get rid of pain is "embrace pain" as hard as it seems, you have too. So, that you could feel how painful it is, and you'll realize that you have to forget her, and move on. Embracing pain will lead you in being free with depression, I can't tell how many weeks, months you'll be through with pain, but I know you will. by the way, while you're embracing pain, learn to love yourself too. :)

Antidepressant are for people who are clinically depressed, not going through a difficult time in their lives. This doesn't mean that Dr's haven't prescribed it for that reason, but it doesn't make it right. It has made a large group of people drugged up on drugs they should never have been prescribed, looking for a quick...rather then permanent...fix. Don't look for the easy way, this will not help you get over it, it will only hide your true feelings. Then when...if...you ever get off these drugs (which are very dangerous anyway) you still have to deal with the pain.

hey man dont get into all tht stuff...forget abt her..start looking for someone who would be trustworthy..dont get into drugs man u might get addicted..