Posted by Racer on November 28, 2004, at 12:15:04
In reply to Re: O FOR GOD SAKE ...... see wat i mean?, posted by Iansf on November 27, 2004, at 18:04:08
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> > If a certain med was indeed life threatening it would be on the leaflet that med came with including the maoi ...
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> You're obviously not satisfied with the the information the inserts give or you wouldn't be here trying to find out more. Why then do you expect other people to be satisfied with the official information?
>Ian, you seem frustrated by crazychickuk's post, which expresses her own fears about medication side effects, and the dangers of medications. While you and I apparently agree that being informed is the best starting point with medications, not everyone can handle it. What's more, at this point CCUK has been through the mill with meds, and is irrationally frightened of EVERYTHING related to medications. The lack of support she's received from her treatment team has exacerbated her fears, with the result that every potential side effect, no matter how insignificant, takes on much more importance to her. Asking her to approach the potential dangers rationally is unrealistic at this point.
What bothers me, though, is that you seem to be scolding her for her fears, which strikes me as being unkind.
> > all i am trying to say is sick anxious ppl dont need this..
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> You are a long way from being the only "sick anxious" person here and you don't have the right to say what other "sick anxious" people want. I think it's safe to say that the vast majority of people posting here experience a great deal of suffering. I'm on this board because I've suffered from lifelong depression and social phobia. I've thought of suicide many times. But I WANT the information, bad as well as good, and my wants are as valid as yours. You seem to assume all "sick anxious" people feel the way you do. I'm here to tell you at least one of them, me, doesn't feel the way you do.
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That's true -- many of us here want to learn more, and want to be able to make informed decisions regarding the medications we take. Despite the fears I have myself, I still want to know the bad as well as the good -- after all, I obviously need to be medicated, if I want to go on living. Therefore, I have to be willing to accept some side effects from the medication that allows me to continue breathing. Accepting some side effects, though, is different from accepting those risks blindly, so I choose to inform myself of the risks of the medications I take. Not everyone can make that choice, though.The bottom line is that self censorship won't get us anywhere on this board. I believe that this thread offered valuable information, and I'm glad that it was posted here for us, to add to the sum total of our knowledge of our treatment options. I'm very sorry that it was upsetting for CCUK, but the good of the group as a whole really does outweigh the transient discomfort of a few.
But please -- try to have some compassion for those who are suffering and whose fears are magnified by this sort of post. You understand, from your own history, how irrational mood disorders can make us at time, don't you? Please extend the same compassion to others that you wish others had been able to offer you.
And please forgive me. I'm channeling a mother bear today -- be gentle with crazychick, 'K? She's having a hard time of it.
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