Posted by Tom on June 25, 1999, at 11:50:14
In reply to Re: danger of ssri's- note to saintjames, posted by saintjames on June 24, 1999, at 4:03:46
> > > >
> > > > Check out www.drugawareness.org very depressing,,,
> > > > 'no pun intended'
> > >
> > > James here...
> > >
> > > It is just more noise to ignore.
> > >
> > > james
> >
> > SAINT JAMES YOU HAVE DELUSIONS
>
> James here....
>
> I work with disabled persons, mental illness as primary disibility and brain injured who have secondary mood problems. I have also been on AD's since 1985. For myself I can report great sucess
> with few problems. I have a full life and full range of emotions. I am very functional (normal) because of AD's. Normal people have no idea the range and depth of mental illness. Change places with me for a session I had with a client that I will never forget. He/she decided to stop meds because they were "bad". This person, even though they said "everything is ok" at the same time raised a shirtsleve to let me know the truth. The old pattern of self mutlation had started again...a straight razor was used to hack at legs and arms and infection had set in, new scars on top of old. The meds his doc had him/her on stopped this.
>
> People with their comfortable lives of normalicy
> are so quick with their judgements but they are never in the room when I have to deal with open puss filled razor cuts or the new plan a person has come up with to kill themselves because the 2 other attempts failed.
>
> If you disagree with a post of mine, please by all means post your differing opinions w/o cutting my views. You do not know me.
>
> james"Just more noise to ignore"? You have no clue as to what damage meds can do. Your success with meds has left you know empathy for those who loathe them becasue they made their situation a thousand fold worse. ITS A FACT, SOMETIMES MEDICATION IS A WRONG, DEADLY CHOICE. Your story is very touching, and medicine may have helped this particular person, but don't dismiss other people's convictions about medication. It can damage lives as quick as it helps. And I wouldn't lump me into the "People with their comfortable lives of normalcy", as I have suffered from depression off and on for 20 years, but have almost had my life ended by
"medication". You need to keep an mind, also.
poster:Tom
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