Posted by Duda on August 22, 2001, at 18:05:28
In reply to Re: JUST FOR TODAY, posted by triedit on August 22, 2001, at 8:01:24
I agree. Rosa's post doesn't seem to me to be a judgment on this site or the people using it. I myself have addiction problems and will be keeping her link on my mind.
> In Rosa's (semi?) defense...
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> Not all doctors are on-track. We all have to be aware and responsible for our own use of medication. There are some psych drugs that are definitely addictive--in the physcial sense as well as the spiritual. Xanax is a prime example. Personally I believe that when we use this sort of drug INSTEAD OF doing the work of therapy and fixing our own lives, then there is an addiction issue. I'm in no way suggesting that we should all stop our drugs because of addiction.
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> In the insulin sense, yes I believe that can be an addiction of sorts as well--my father uses his insulin more than he should because he refuses to alter his diet. If he would alter his diet he could reduce his use of his insulin. In the same light, if someone can 'fix' parts of thier life in therapy and get off some of the tranq's then that person may need to think about the addiction issue.
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> Personally, I don't think Rosa meant any harm. And I think we all need to look at why we take our meds. Many, many people on this board need thier meds to live. But who's to say there isnt someone out there who found a doc who said "oh you are a little stressed out, take this for awhile". It happens every day.
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