Posted by blueberry1 on January 27, 2007, at 8:14:55
In reply to The elusive 'Magic Pill', posted by UGottaHaveHope on January 27, 2007, at 1:34:06
Mileage varies. Simple as that.
In some studies psychotherapy alone was effective. In some studies it was good with drugs. In some studies with placebo it was ineffective. Placebo alone is effective about 30% of the time. Go figure.
I think if a person has a true brain chemistry error, hormonal chemistry error, protein metabolism error, errors in the genes, etc, then no amount of talking in the world is going to fix that. A drug can either mask it or target it directly, but it is of course a pure experimental venture to find the drug that helps to feel the best.
A person's thought process can influence brain chemistry. Chain the thought process and the chemistry can be fixed. That is, fix the software. But if the hardware is faulty, no amount of software manipulation is going to address that.
Just as mileage varies from pill to pill, it also varies with other alternative forms of treatment.
The magic pill does exist. Just go to remedyfind and see how many people have found it. Not a majority of course, but plenty of people have found their magic pill. Again, mileage varies. One person's magic is another person's poison, and that is on display at remedyfind. As are the successes and failures of psychotherapy.
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