Posted by Simcha on January 1, 2004, at 20:24:25
In reply to Re: The real problem cont.., posted by zeugma on January 1, 2004, at 19:58:09
All I have to say that the only solution to this misinformation is for those of us who have been helped by psychotropic medications to speak VERY publically about how well these meds have worked for US.
Yes, they all have risks. Life is a risk. Life with untreated Major Depressive Disorder was not worth living for me. Now I have a life worth living. This is because of meds and good talk therapy.
I go to grad school and I'm studying to be a therapist. I go to a graduate school for holistic studies. Whenever a professor or a student bashes these medications wholesale I SPEAK UP VERY LOUDLY. I'm known for being somewhat of a gadfly in my classes.
I have found that alternative treatments help along side medications. I would never give up my meds now unless there was something that truly was better.
What bothers me about these "holistic" people, including myself sometimes, is that holism means that we treat the ENTIRE person. This includes the chemical processes in the body. To deny that the body and its chemistry has a part to play in the mental illness puzzle is to turn our backs on the foundations of holism.
Simcha
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