Hot Topics... Drugs: Antidepressants

Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression.

Proverbs 12:25 (NKJV)

I am weary with my sighing;
Every night I make my bed swim,
I dissolve my couch with my tears. (written by King David)

Psalm 6:6 (NASB)

My family has a history of mental illness: Anxiety, depression, panic attacks, nervous breakdowns--even shock treatments.

My beautiful, role-model mother was no exception.* Especially in her later years, she faced challenges. She took pills to sleep, stay calm and counteract depression.

Among her virtues was a funny kind of honesty. Regarding antidepressants, she said:

'Carey, it's true these pills make me care less about my problems, but they also make me care less about everything else... including important things I know I should be doing.'

Because I've already written a Depression series,** I won't repeat my research or prayerful conclusions... but consider:

1) Pharma companies have made billions treating depression: an ancient challenge our kin handled in different ways.

2) Saints should turn to God first and delve deeply into His Word: a timeless Answer many modern Christians choose to skim.

## Hot Topic Series: Drugs, Antidepressants (Part 19)

* A few pictures of my mom, Millie Lewis, a former NY fashion model who was inducted into the Models Hall of Fame. She opened a chain of modeling and finishing schools in the 1960s and was also a local civil rights activist.
https://www.careylewis.us/about/

** Previous 14-part devotion series on depression:
https://careylewisdevotions.com/depression-part-1-the-facts

P.S. To read the other devotions in this series, please see the Hot Topics series.