Posted by Lou Pilder on May 10, 2012, at 6:34:53
In reply to Re: Is the world finally waking up...., posted by Willful on May 9, 2012, at 13:21:54
> IMO what's happening here is that some very fearful people are making their voices heard on the med board, and they've either influenced other people who are somewhat fearful, or those who haven't yet found a workable med regimen, and who are angry and upset about it (understandably) to begin to blame their doctors-- and to disavow all meds-- for the moment.
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> These aren't the world-- and I don't think they're even representative of people who take meds. We forget that we're a very small population of people and that many of us are still searching for adequate treatment. And that doctors aren't to blame for our lack of treatments-- the world just hasn't gotten there yet. This is tragic, no doubt. But it really isn't anyone's fault. I mean we can blame Big Pharma-- and I"m sure that their overall decisions are bad and self-serving-- in fact, to be honest we live in a time when profit, particularly for shareholders, is the accepted prime directive for corporations. So blame economists and politicians-- or blame our lack of intellectual subtlety as a species-- or just accept that we're living in a time when there are not yet treatments that I know we all hope for.
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> But don't accept the myths perpetrated by the most fearful and angry among us-- and don't believe the fearful distortions that they're putting out. Meds are not destroying our brains-- or giving us brain damage. They may not help and they have side effects---and also certainly discontinuation syndromes. The body in general, including the brain, adjusts to meds, and has to readjust to the absence of meds, when we take them. But we're okay. We;re not being permanently and irremediably injured.
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> I'm just like the rest of us-- I have meds that work well enough--- for which I'm extremely grateful-- but meds that don't work really well. But I count myself lucky. I've accepted that this is the best life I can have, and I would never go back to my life prior to these meds.
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> But I don't believe these stories or agitations about destroying ourselves-- or the noxiousness of pdocs. Of course there are crude and unhelpful-- even harmful-- ones-- as in any profession. But that's not the point. Most of them are trying to help. I'm glad people are here informing themselves so they can be as active in their treatment as possible-- we shouldn't go in with eyes closed and trust blindly or without considering what's being offered. But basic trust is so important.
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> And these myths and fears not only undermine that-- but spread a sort of terror of some imminent and unseen threat to the most fundamental part of ourselves-- which is unfounded and really unhelpful.
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> Willful
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> Willfull,
You wrote,[...don't accept the myths perpetrated...].
I m unsure as to what the myths aare that you do not want others to accept. If you could post answers here to the following, then I could respond to you.
A. What are the myths in question?
B. What criteria do you uuse to use the word {myth}?
C. Are you aware that it is generally accepted that about 42,000 people died last year by one means or another from psychiatric drugs?
D. Are you aware that it is now generally accepted and that the FDA has requiered a warning by the drug manufacturerers that there are classes of psychotropic drugs that could increase suicide thinking to the one taking those drugs?
E. Have you examined the administrative board here to see the outstanding requests from me to the administration here?
F. If so, do you think that if my requests were to have responses from the administration posted there that lives could be saves, life-ruining conditions could be avoided and addictions could be avoided and that I could post what IMHO could lead people out of depression and addiction?
G. If you have read those posts by me, do you think that those taking mind-altering drugs given to them by psychiatrists/other prescribers have the potential to target a Jew or others that do not accept the claim that is allowed to be determined by Mr. Hsiung as {OK}, because the claim in question that is allowed to stand could be considered to be supportive because Mr. Hsiung states that support takes precedence?
Lou
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