Posted by linkadge on March 7, 2006, at 15:51:26
In reply to Re: oh » linkadge, posted by Chairman_MAO on March 7, 2006, at 14:40:46
"Certainly it is likely that some people diagnosed with many different mental illnesses have some heretofore unrecognized neurobiological abberation"
Thats all I am asserting. As far as seeking "treatment", or rather, "relief" goes, I don't really see it as being a prerequisite that one indeed has a firm grasp on the exact causes of their suffering.
So you have a problem with concentration. You take a stimulant. You have absolutely no conclusive evidence that your lack of concentration has anything do do with the biochemical mechanisms which the stimulant is purported to alter, but that doesn't factor much into your decision, because you know it can help - at least for now.
The same with MAO inhibitors. I realize that no conclusive evidence has linked overactive MAO to depression, but the medicine works for you.
So I guess what I am saying is, "so what" ?
I guess the, "so what" is in the possability that the medicines could make things worse long term.
Thats why my paranoid self got off everything.
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