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by TranceMan 4603 days ago
Reading back my reply may come across as flippant [hence the down votes] - that wasn't my intention. having been through depression myself; I was given the option of drugs to 'help me sleep' and 'help me relax' - this was far from what I needed.

As you say - we have no idea if there is an underlying 'problem' and as such HN is not really the place to seek this type of advice.
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nollidge 4603 days ago
> HN is not really the place to seek this type of advice.

Well, a cry for help isn't really a request for advice, it's just an alarm. There's good and bad advice in the thread, so hopefully some of the good made it to this person.

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peteretep 4603 days ago
In the UK, access to "free" health care is controlled via consultations via your local NHS doctor, and I'm in the UK, so that's how I think :-)
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