Posted by linkadge on February 11, 2006, at 8:44:31
In reply to Re: The dramatic rise of mental illness » detroitpistons, posted by yxibow on February 11, 2006, at 7:45:32
The problem as I see it is this devide that we create. Doctors and patients don't see any inbetween. We take black and white stances on the safety and efficacy of these meds. Drugs are either miracles, or they are the demonic. People don't take any inbetween ground.
We can easily push of stuff as fluff, but whenever I do that at least, there is always a voice that comes asking all the unanswered questions.For instance, the FDA ruled again just a little while ago, that drug companies do NOT have to provide long term information about the safety and efficacy of their medications.
The safety of these drugs is based on drug company's assumption that we are not going to use them for more than 6 months.
But when one injests these substances so chronically: months, years, decades even, there are absolutely no guarentees.
They didn't do the studies back whenever that showed that APs cause irreversable structural problems to the brain. Alterations that cannot be attributed to the disease since these changes can easily be produced in healthy mice taking the drugs.
Its easy to say, oh well this study sites Breggin, so I don't need to believe any of it. But no matter how I take my medication, there will always be those nagging telltale signs for me that perhaps these people are on to something.
Linakdge
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