Posted by AXA on March 4, 2002, at 18:29:45
There are certain precocious teenagers posting here who inappropriately believe they are qualified to EMPHATICALLY give medication advice with an air of seasoned authority and a black-or-white attitude, while virtually lacking personal experience. [i.e. having briefly tried just one AD, one p-stim and currently enjoying (duh) his first anxiolytic - a benzo]
Reading about meds and their mechanisms online in the spirit of researching a course of action or making informed decisions *for oneself* may be helpful, even advisable; but I think many people here agree that although a given drug may look good (or bad) on paper, this does not always reflect it's efficacy (or lack thereof) for everyone (or even anyone!). It is unforgivably presumptuous to be PUSHING the use of particular drug or offhandedly dismissing others -e.g. certain classes of ADs- esp. while COMPLETELY lacking experience with either one!! Unfortunately personal experience isn't the final word either; results being so subjective and variable - but in ANY case it is at best irresponsible and at worst dangerous to so recklessly 'advise' people, particularly people new to this board, in this audacious manner.
Just had to say it.
poster:AXA
thread:96376
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