If you can get medical supervision. Many doctors just don't want any supplements in the picture. Many doctors don't know much when it comes to supplements. Also few health plans pay for supplements. Once doctors have decided on a treatment plan, they just monitor the medication. Supplements can complicate that picture.

Miss Model raises important questions concerning creativity and feeling like oneself. SSRIs and other drugs that work on mood (like lithium and Depakote) flatten ones emotions. We create art and writing on the strength of our emotions. There are respected writings on mood disorders and creativity. Everyone has to measure the detriment vs. the payoff. For me, not writing ruins everything else.

Some of the newer SSRIs have fewer side effects, including that of weight gain.

I wonder if there is much information concerning weight gain and supplements. Does St. John's Wort cause weight gain? Does 5HTP (which also affects the serotonin level)? Does SAM-E? These are all things I would like to know. I also wish I knew if these supplements flatten creativity?