Posted by bassman on December 3, 2006, at 16:36:06
In reply to Re: Illness increases vulnerability to the irratio » linkadge, posted by Squiggles on December 3, 2006, at 9:24:39
My experience is that the sicker I am, the more I fear medications. When I'm doing better, I just have the attitude, "well, let's try the med for the prescribed period and see what happens. I can always stop (and have)". I've noticed this tendency in others so much that I have an expression-"the sicker you are, the more avoidant you are to medication". I don't know why; it just seems empirically true. In a perfect world, we could simply go to our wildly competent doc and be put on a path that would lead to success. In the real world, there is such a high percentage of docs that aren't able to help people (for a variety of reasons, including lack of ability) that it would seem foolish to me to allow oneself to be put in the hands of ANY doctor without doing your own research. You'd probably do your own research and get a second opinion if a mechanic told you you needed a new $3500 transmision for your car-and therefore not just trust his opinion alone. Isn't your mental health more important than a new transmission?
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