Taking anti depressants since moving to Canada
 

I know of a fair few people that have unfortunately have had to take these since moving to Canada to help with certain aspects of the transition.

I've wondered for a while how widespread this is.

It's a private poll so if you vote no one will know its you, but I would be interested to see the result

Re: Taking anti depressants since moving to Canada
 

;)
Dosnt look good for these drugs just at the mo moo.

You just have to stik with coke n old faithfull crack for the time being gal. Lol

Re: Taking anti depressants since moving to Canada
 

Moo I suffered Postnatal depression and one other occasion in the UK where I was prescribed good old Prozac, so far I have been fine here. My daughter has spent 18 months on antidepressants, she's off them now thankfully but it wasn't a happy time and I'm pretty sure my husband gets SAD (off to get Vitamin D today). I does make life stressful that's for sure:eek:

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thanks for being honest Piff x

I wanted to see if there was a sizeable amount of people that found the move harder than they thought they would.

It really isn't something to be taken lightly.

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More to do with uprooting your life than where you have moved to. Moving abroad is amongst one of the greatest causes of stress. There are of course many other variables that will come into play that will impact the individual; such as, availability of work, reasons for leaving in the first place, adaptability (who's idea was it? yours or your spouses?), stressors back in the uk (selling homes, aging parents etc)...Studies actually support that depression is lower in immigrants than the general populace, likely due to optimism or a perceived belief that they have improved their lot in life....

Depression sucks....been there unfortunately along with anxiety (in large part linked to my job and a divorce i went through). Exercise and a healthier diet helps. Postive outlook is needed. Tough hole to get out of at times though.

edit: I did take anti-anxiey meds...ciprelx (i think)...

Re: Taking anti depressants since moving to Canada
 

IMO it is less likely the fact you are in Canada that is the problem, after all many think this is utopia, looking at the poll, it could be the addiction to this site that is the crux of the problem, more exercise and less computer, that should solve the problem.
My opinion, no science avail, though your poll seems to suggest that those on this site are likely to take them than the national average.:)

Re: Taking anti depressants since moving to Canada
 

Is it the shitty weather?

Re: Taking anti depressants since moving to Canada
 

In all my 40 sumthing years ive never took any anti dees ever, and ive had my fair share of knock backs.

Maybe it is a more deeply routed problem rather than just a move to Canada problem. Maybe?

As to people on here getting depressed because they sat at a pc all day looking at Expats, and should get out more and not sit posting on here. Well i post 90% of the time via my Samsung smart fone, out of the house, either sat working or today warming up next to a wood stove at the RC flying club. Fingers are freeezzzing and tingling now. Lol

Re: Taking anti depressants since moving to Canada
 

I suspect you are very right. Cursory search of the tinternet suggests national average is around 10 percent and the Canadian immigrant population around 5.6 percent. Both considerably lower than this non-scientific poll suggests:)

Of interest, the UK pegs the number at 20 percent of Britons suffering the blues, although I suspect its more to do with increased likelihood of seeking medical care; thus, more reported incidents, rather than higher incidents of depression.

It's a serious medical issue and as many as two thirds of us will suffer prolonged bouts of depression at some time in our lives.

Re: Taking anti depressants since moving to Canada
 

Possibly the biggest load of badly typed inappropriate bollocks I have seen in a long time on here.

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Thanks your opinion means a lot to me.

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I spent 2 and a half years on Zispin\Citalopram and the same amount of time in therapy in the UK after I almost lost my husband in a motorbike accident. I suffered from panic attacks to the point where I wasn't even able to collect my own children from school. Thankfully I made it through those tough times and managed to stop using AD's a couple of years before our move.

I still worry about possibly having to seek help again. Moving has been really tough. I still worry when I think about the lack of support I still have over here - even though I have made some really good friends. I do find strength in knowing that my new friends do not know about my past, and it makes me feel like I can be whomever I want to be - I am not labelled as the mum who couldn't leave her car at school pick-up time etc. I have learnt a lot of coping skills, and I do often fall back on them from time to time.

It is a really good poll, Moo - and although I have not felt the need to seek help, so far, it is not something that I would not consider, if I needed to.

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:eek::blink:

I've been lucky enough to never have suffered from depression, but I do know that it's a medical condition and not 'the winter blues'. As for being 'too busy to find the time to get depressed', I'm slightly gobsmacked at your lack of understanding tbh.

Re: Taking anti depressants since moving to Canada
 

Exactly, not a moving to Canada problem per say.

As i said

Maybe it is a more deeply routed problem rather than just a move to Canada problem. Maybe?

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Yes, but it's often triggered by stress or major life events - and I'd say emigrating comes under both of those.