Posted by Racer on October 15, 2005, at 21:24:47
In reply to I'm probably not welcome here........., posted by 64bowtie on October 15, 2005, at 4:57:42
> I'm probably not welcome here since I have so little to say about medication as a process that might produce wellness in clients...
I'd say that your welcome has a lot less to do with how much or how little you have to say about medications, than with how much support and information you are willing to share with those of us who have decided that medication *does* have a place in our treatment.
I'm sorry that you've gotten the mistaken impression that psychotropic medications act by making patients more docile. The medications discussed on this board control a number of different disorders which have both physical and psychological symptoms, doing so through a variety of different mechanisms. It's unfortunate that so many people have been given the idea that they're nothing more than "happy pills" that do nothing but mask psychological problems. I believe that, if this one idea were finally wiped out entirely, much of the stigma of mental illness would be lifted, as there would be a clearer understanding that most of these disorders have a biological basis.
If you'd like to learn more about psychotropic medications, though, this is the place to do so. We have a lot of very well informed individuals who are very generous in sharing their knowledge wiht others. I'm sure they'd be glad to help you learn.
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