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health advisory Hospital Mental Health 2007-11-15 19:00:59

And remember this though alot of people are still here and will love and care for you , but there is no time limit on grieving .

If you want to talk or anything just email me and we can talk about anything on your mind

take care and hope this helps xxx

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I think you are still in mourning and your doctor may be right. If you are really feeling against the medication, go back to the doctor and tell him/her of your concerns about the meds and why he/she thinks you still need them. Good luck and I am sorry for your loss

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Antidepressants are for people who have a mood disorder called depression. What you're going through is not a mood disorder, it's mourning, and it's natural. We "should" feel sad when bad things happen. It's when we feel sad all the time and for no reason, or if we feel so very sad that we may harm ourselves or others, that we need medical intervention. Lose the drugs, but taper off gradually--don't just abruptly stop taking them--UNLESS you fall into once of those categories I mentioned.

FWIW, I think of grief as having a half-life, like radium. Months from now, you'll feel half as sad as you do now. A year or so, half-so again. Years and years from now, when you think of your boyfriend, the recollection will still be tinged with the memory of your grief. But it won't overwhelm you as it does now. And you WILL feel better than you do now someday, without the drugs.

Find someone to talk to. It doesn't have to be a shrink, but it could be.

I know you'll work it out. Good luck.

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