Table 2 Advantages and disadvantages of the treatment with antidepressants for each patient collected as part of the Visual Analogue Scale in 2011
Patient No. | Advantages | Disadvantages |
|---|---|---|
1 | No side effects, efficacy | Nothing |
2 | Makes me feel happier, stops me getting angry quickly | Nothing |
3 | Feeling less anxious and depressed especially towards the evening | None |
4 | Able to sleep better at night | Can make you feel groggy in morning if I haven't slept it off |
5 | When they do work I feel a lot more confident and secure | If it doesn't work sometimes I break down or become more aggressive |
6 | Prozac makes me feel that I can cope with day to day activities | Not being able to stop taking Prozac |
7 | Helps to cope with my illness | Sleep too much |
8 | Couldn't adequately answer as long time since starting a treatment | Couldn't adequately answer as long time since starting a treatment |
9 | Stops me running to toilet | Heart burn |
10 | Less feelings of hopelessness | Stomach pain |
11 | Relaxation and improvement in sleep | Having to take them |
12 | I am able to live a better qol with a more positive attitude and energy to partake in day-to-day life activities | Possibility of becoming dependent on it later on in life |
13 | You do not notice it | Nothing |
14 | Don't experience the deep depression anymore | Weight gain, don't experience the high enjoyment anymore |
15 | I don't know I am having the drug | Nothing |