Medication for depression?

Tweet

I have suffered from mental illness for most of my life, from panic attacks to depression, it can be an awful thing to o througha nd during a panic attack the symptoms are so real to the suffer. At some point in most peoples life they will suffer from depression in some way shape or form, but I would like to ask you all today whether you feel medication is a good idea to resolve/help these problems. When my mom was younger she was put onto a drug that she became addicted to, I am happy to report now that she has got herself off it and is doing well although still suffers from bouts of depression and panic attacks. I was very dubious of taking such medication when I also became ill but became agoraphobic also, but in order to look after my daughter properly I needed to go out, I felt that I could not do it alone and with the help of medication I got better adn came off teh medication with no side effects. A few years later I suffered a terrible thing that really messed with my head and became agoraphobic once more with constant panic attacks, but when I went back ono the medication I took before I found that it did not work for me, so the doctor prescribed me another, this has also worked well for me, although does not take away the symptoms it has helped reduce them so that I can gain some kind of control. I hope one day to come off this medication also. MAy I ask if anyone else suffers from any form of mental illness and whether or not they chose to take medication to help and whichever answer what helped you make this deccision, also are you any better now or are you still suffering? Many thanks for taking the time to read.