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Heartfelt poem, Vallenteil. In this day and age, big pharma is such a large part of our economic growth that like many other things, (our educational syatems, our government, and medical systems) it has swallowed us in whole. It's become so bad, that even many medical professionals themselves trample upon patient rights to pacify a person who speaks their mind, not realizing that it is not their job to so in 99.9% of these cases. I am a nurse and I spend much of my time apologizing to my patients for this over-zealous behavior that so many feel justified in within my profession. 

I would also like to share with you at this point that, though I do not know your situation or know you, there were two separate occasions in my own life where I benefitted from the short term use of antidepressants, however---much different for a nurse, who knows the proper use of them to get the best response, than a lay person who knows very little and is bamboozled by a system run rampant, which is why I share. I am not one to say that drugs are not needed at all and that they have no worthy benefit, but the what is lacking is consumer education. How this happened with our society was through the swift discoveries of penicillin and other antibiotics that pulled a huge veil over the public's eyes in the mid 1900s. Many diseases at that time, previously thought to be 'death warrants' were wiped off the map, whereby placing modern day physicians on a pedestal as a 'god', controlled by the puppeteers who work in big pharma. We in the profession are trying desperately to find the balance needed ever since, but we can not do it alone---we need the public to educate themselves because as you can see just by this comment, educating patients is time consuming, and not even possible in many situations for nurses and doctors. Infromation is readily available, and patients continue to walk 'blind-eyed' into taking medications where had they known of the side effects, they never would have taken them...to top it off, we have an even larger part of society of litigation lawyers and money-grubbing consumers who are eager to take the medications because they are used to a quick fix. They figure, "if it doesn't work, I'll sue!"---and they get away with this.

For the average person going through a depressive state, drugs are usually not needed. On the other hand, I am a huge advocate of psychotherapy, which is what most medications were, in fact, developed for. People become highly irate, and sometimes even violent when they have to discuss past trauma---medication makes it possible for them to bear their soul to another person so that they can rehash unresolved and sometimes even repressed issues that have been causing negative behavior patterns in their lives from old childhood schemas, and clear the blockages that allow free flowing 'chi' through their bodies, and many live longer, more physically healthy lives by doing so....but the statistics are still very few for lack of this vital education.

What ever you choose, I wish you a great amount of determination and strength---because their is untold ignorance surrounding this subject---but I wanted to tell you my story as to give you a chance NOT to 'cut off your nose to spite your face'. I have reaped untold benefits spiritually, physically, and in mny many other ways by learning about these drugs and how they are MEANT to be used.Should you decide to take them, I would advise complimentary medical modalities as well such as reiki, massage therapy, exercise, meditation, imagery, and even essential oils and vitamins in conjunction. 

I wish you all the joy your beautiful heart can hold.

And I wish you ~peace~

Thank you for this lovely poem and allowing me an opportunity to share this much needed information. 

As read the poem a second time, I see it may be about someone offering street drugs to you. That is an entirely different dangerous situation that needs to be made serious---however shocking it may be for whoever is harrassing you. YOU are the only one that can do it.

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aw... if I were there, I'd give you a big hug. But since I'm not, here's a virtual HUG.