Posted by jerrympls on March 21, 2006, at 23:22:31
In reply to Re: Reason for treatment resistance, posted by Caedmon on March 13, 2006, at 0:01:03
> Some guesses as to why Tx resistance occurs:
>
> 1) The meds pretty much suck anyway
> 2) Major depressive disorder, at least, would seem to be overemphasized as a biological condition. My guess is that most cases are not; rather are circumstantial or learned helplessness.
> 3) Overreliance on meds reinforces learned helplessness.
> 4) SSRIs being firstline for... everything these days, it can decrease DA and therefore cause a sort of apathy/poop-out phenomenon. This probably happens an awful lot.
> 5) Inappropriate medicating for comorbid Sx; e.g. insisting on citalopram for social phobia when a lorazepam might do better, with fewer side effects.
> 6) Life is just cruel that way.LOL--I agree with you too!
Jerry
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