I am a person with disabilities who has had some depression which in itself is a mental illness. I deal with it by using a mild nerve medication so it is fine as long as I take my medication, but if I don't I get all shaky and this is probably an after-effect of taking these types of drugs for a long period of time. I only take them in the evening to help me sleep, and they do relax my never-ending thoughts that cramp my brain, leaving me helpless until I can take a pill and relax.

Every drug has side effects and even non-prescription natural remedies can have side effects but in most cases they are better for your long term health. I think we all need better health care and I know Canada has one of the best systems in the world.

If there are better ways to deal with mental health issues we certainly need them as we age and as we get more stressed because we can no longer do the things we could once do easily. Programs to assist us to do these things at a much slower pace would be something that would certainly help me and I'm sure a lot of others. Please look into this.