Posted by Mr.Scott on May 18, 2005, at 10:45:13
In reply to Re: Not that it matters...Just my opinion, posted by willyee on May 18, 2005, at 9:51:57
I know many doctors on a personal level (unfortunately many on a clinical one too). I get the impression from the ones I know on a personal level who don't know I'm insane, that on the whole they are not particularly empathetic about their psychiatric patients despite the airs we see in their office. They don't believe the hype about psych drugs half as much as we do either. They still remember Morphine was the treatment of choice at one time for melancholy, and that Qualude was only taken off the market in 1984. How far do you think we've come?
I think instead of obsessing over which combination of amphetamine, depakote, and lorazepam will 'finally' work for us we are better served on the whole by taking the little help we can get from these pills (and avoiding iatrogenic induced side effects including addiction) adding a good deal of acceptance and placing the real effort on trying to change ourselves and our environments where possible so that life works for us instead of Pfizer, and Lilly, and the Mercedes driving sociopath physician parading around as a caregiver. I think the majority here are basically unhappy and scared? Don't get me wrong...if you're suicidal or hearing voices go see a doctor!
I'm very frustrated.... I look around at so many people in pain and I wonder how people like us (often intelligent and able) dealt with this before this amazing exploitation by the pharmaceutical industry exploded. We should start a lobbying group or organize an international walk! (no..I'm not manic today) I know from working in the industry that in 2001 less than $400,000 was spent in total on trying to find a 'cure' for AIDS. The amount spent on simply marketing new 'treatments' however was in the billions. I can't say for sure right now, but I doubt depression is any different.
I just feel like we are victims because we are at the mercy of others with their own interests. If we had a centralized, unified, group we could force the hand in our favor. (And no...I don't need to be the leader. I'll pass out pamphlets for on foot for free.)
For those who can't take me seriously...I hope you at least got a laugh... I'll consider either a success.
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