Posted by Squiggles on November 6, 2002, at 7:22:43
In reply to Re: Convinced At last ! Welcome back Alan! » Squiggles, posted by hiba on November 6, 2002, at 1:24:41
Hiba,
You are absolutely correct in my view-- between
medical addiction and irreversible damage, the former
is to be preferred; but you do not take into account
the starting point of addiction, the dose, and the
length of time ( could be a lifetime ) and also the
type of drug.As you say some drugs are different than others;
whether benzos or ADs, what is to be done--leave
the person on the drug despite the possible adverse
effects or take him off?I think the problem is not that he SHOULD not come
off but that the drs. do not know HOW to get him off--
they need a psychopharmacologist or addictionologist to
do it.This is not something new - many people died of
barbiturates in the 40s and 50s and many
alcoholics needs special care to be detoxed.As for the irreversibility problem, I am not so sure
that the same severity of damage cannot be done with
benzos as well as ADs - though i sympathize with
your nasty "hollow" feeling - sounds like depression
without a cause;Psychopharmacology is an art.
Squiggles
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