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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It was the mix of meds he was on (primarily the new one for his Parkinson's) that exacerbated his depression. [/quote]

Hmm.  I thought he was pretty torn up about the fact of the Parkinson's diagnosis itself.  I guess it's hard to say what exactly tipped the balance with such a hurting individual.[/quote]

I have read that in the early stages of Parkinson's, your dopamine receptors are severely affected. It may have been a "false low" exacerbated by the Parkinson's messing with his brain. For someone prone to depression I imagine that could have been incredibly difficult to discern from a typical depressed period. He may not have realized it was the Parkinson's or that it could be treated.[/quote]

Would there be a problem if he died of mental illness?  Is it easier to tell yourself he died of side effects of Parkinson's?  He was mentally ill long before his Parkinson's diagnosis.  He was a wonderful talented man who suffered from mental illness for a long time.  I stand by my belief that we need to educate ourselves about mental illness.  The world could have supported Robin Williams instead of suffering in silence.  At one point cancer held a stigma.  I hope we get over the stigma of mental illness.  [/quote]

But Robin Williams did not die from stigma.  He was lauded and praised by everyone (except maybe his first wife).

Unrelated to Robin Williams…If anything, we are too quick to excuse behavior and diagnose everything instead of realizing that it is normal to feel down sometimes (and we actually have some agency in preventing depression or anxiety from becoming chronic).  Bipolar mania is hard to live with, even when you understand it intellectually and don’t blame the sufferers; same with schizophrenia, etc.[/quote]

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