Hey guys, right now looks like 95% of you want me to follow the advice of a qualified psychiatrist rather than consuming several month's worth of pills in one go. I thought that it was worth getting the advice of random people on the internet when it comes to something as serious as this., so I'll stick with the instructed dose! Thanks guys ♡
4 years ago | 11,000
You never need to be "Fixed" Dave. We all love and support you, even when you feel broken and beaten. We have all been here for you through so much and I know most of us will stick out until you feel like the best version of yourself.
4 years ago | 314
Please please be careful. My father had a similar mindset regarding medication. He got put on two different types of antidepressants at once, upped the dosage, and then ended up moving onto opioids. His mental health plummeted and he wound up overdosing in front of me as a kid. Please be careful, Dave. We’re all here for you man and we all want you to stay alive.
4 years ago | 52
It's the fact he asked his audience whether he should overdose is wild to me.
2 years ago | 135
One of the hardest things ever is to stay positive during tuff times, it's just so hard but you will get through this Dave. We love you.
4 years ago | 1
Its wired how you can miss someone you have never met. Hopes everthing goes well
4 years ago | 40
i really hope you feel better soon, i’m sorry you’re dealing with that. hang in there and listen to your doctors, they tend to know what’s gonna help even if you don’t know it yet <3
4 years ago (edited) | 17
Hey Dave, I'm a doctor, and I've been on Escitalopram myself. Meds like that (belonging to the SSRI category) take some time to build up a level in the plasma where they're actually effective. Since every person is different, the dose required differs for each case, and it can take some tinkering to get it right. It's frustrating, but as someone who's been through it myself and as a medical professional, all you can do is give it time and let your doctor know if the dose isn't working for you. I hope you're able to find peace soon. :)
4 years ago | 644
Thank you for posting about this. So many are struggling with depression right now. Myself included. It really does help to see someone speak candidly and it feels a little less lonely.
4 years ago | 2
The fact that you're able to joke is an encouraging sign. At least, I hope it's a joke. Stay healthy, my dude.
4 years ago | 213
The fact that over 90% of people weren't trolls that wanted Dave to take months worth of drugs medicine in one go is beautiful
4 years ago (edited) | 517
Hey Dave. Hope all is well. Crazy how much things can change in your life right? Highs and lows constantly. Just know I’m glad you exist as a person and you have brought happiness to my life with all the wonderful music you have put out. Keep your head up man and keep pushing everyday cause you to have a light at the end of your tunnel just some tunnels are longer then others. Love you man
2 years ago | 8
I totally know THAT feeling, constantly getting texts and emails from people that genuinely care for me, wanting something from me. Because of depression, even something as simple as a text from my mom, wanting to make sure I'm okay, it's not a quick "yep I'm good" and so often I won't respond right away. Most of the time I ignore the texts and if confronted, try to pretend I didn't see them. The effort to talk is just too much sometimes. Your followers want to know you are okay, and I know you know this. I hope you don't feel obligated to come up with some response as to why you've needed to distance yourself from Youtube. You don't need to justify anything to anyone. Period. I just hope you're doing well and taking good care of yourself, depression is a fucking bitch.
3 years ago | 2
As someone who nearly died from overdosing in meds I highly recommend that you follow the suggested dosage taking more that what your meant to can be very dangerous. Hope you feel better soon :-)
4 years ago | 28
Follow the instructions you've been given. Taking more than what is recommended is a terrible idea. I hope you'll feel better soon, stay strong, we are all here to support you through this.
4 years ago | 49
I'm very superstitious about happiness sometimes. I'll catch myself being afraid to be happy because if I am happy some big thing will happen to upset it. Not logical, but our brains aren't logical. I found your channel in early 2020 and was amazed by your music and your deep thoughts. It doesn't have to give you warm fuzzies, but I wanted you to know you're still reaching new people.
4 years ago | 29
I love you Dave!! You’ve always inspired me! I was diagnosed with depression during the pandemic and it’s been really rough for me. I can barely do my school work and I’m not taking care of myself. The fact that you’ve been battling depression but still manage to put in so much effort to create music and content, even if it’s few and far between, is amazing. We all support you so much. Please do not take all of your meds in one day. 🧡
4 years ago | 40
Was feeling nostalgic so wanted to watch Boyinaband... Man this breaks my heart. I'm so glad that pinned comment is there. Hope Dave's alright.
2 years ago (edited) | 6
I don't know of adding my voice to this growing chorus will do anything but I wanted to say that you're an amazing human Dave. I can't say I completely understand how you feel or what you're going through but when I look at all you've accomplished; the things you've created, the information you helped spread, the community you've cultivated I hope that you're proud of it all
4 years ago | 11
Call a friend and talk with them Dave, and definitely don’t take health advice from a YouTube poll. We love ya Dave, stay safe.
4 years ago | 2,800
Boyinaband
I mentioned on twitter I'm trying some new meds. They were initially good, then things got really rough. A lot of confusing and varied thoughts and emotions. My psych suggested I increased the dose so I've just done that today, 15mg escitalopram now up from 10mg.
I'm trying to let myself get my hopes up, maybe part of my depression has been denying myself anticipation of happiness (I used to stop myself if i noticed I was getting excited about something "prematurely"), but that hope came effortlessly in the first month of the 10mg meds. Now that's faded, it takes energy I don't have much of.
I slept through two therapy appointments. Sleeping pattern has been fucked the past month. This week I didn't sleep through it. I click with my therapist, which apparently is one of the best scientific identifiers of a therapist being effective according to her.
It's hard to know whether it's helping atm, since I assume everyone is feeling brutally lonely rn. Maybe there's just no way for most people to be mentally healthy in a pandemic.
I am really going against my instinct to post this. Right now I'm really closed off, not talking to almost anyone for a while. I don't feel like I have the energy for it. It feels weird talking about this hopefully and publicly without being "fixed". I just know reading things like this on reddit etc. that are so blunt about mental health experiences encouraged me to actually try therapy/meds in the first place + helped with persisting for longer. Statistically, they are worth trying properly.
so what i'm really saying is should i take the meds all in one day to speed up the effect?
4 years ago | [YT] | 17,179