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Re: Is it common for therapists to be anti-med?

Posted by sowhysosad on July 3, 2009, at 5:55:34

In reply to Re: Is it common for therapists to be anti-med?, posted by Meltingpot on July 2, 2009, at 15:31:07

Yeah, my friend's therapist in Scotland is an advocate of the all-round approach of meds+therapy.

On the other hand, my NHS pdoc refused me meds last time which caused my depression to worsen, and if I hear those three little letters "CBT" again I'll ****ing scream.

> In my experience in the UK, the therapists have actually been more for Meds than the NHS psychiatrists I have seen.
>
> The last two NHS psychiatrists I have seen have been trying to push "mindfulness" and "acceptance" down my throat rather than meds, whilst the therapist I was seeing was actually encouraging me to take Zyprexa more often.
>
> In the UK "Mindfullness" seems to be the buzz word lately and it is starting to piss me off!
>
> Denise


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