Posted by Willful on May 28, 2013, at 10:16:08
In reply to Lou's response-wydudhaheethunrayg » vbs, posted by Lou Pilder on May 28, 2013, at 7:24:31
I just wanted to note that on this logic, it's quite possible to argue that someone should never leave the house. Leaving the house can lead to death-- for example, by being run over by a bus, being hit by lightening, or tripping and hitting one's head on the sidewalk..
Everything you can do- including leaving one's house in the morning-- involves weighing risks and benefits-- and the likelihood of them. Clearly, all actions have risks-- and therefore if you're to avoid any risks, no matter how great the benefit-- and no matter how unlikely-- you would need not to get out of bed in the morning. Dire events can happen even in your apartment-- much less on the street.
Most of us, however, make the choice to take certain risks in the belief that it's worth that risk, even if it's a small risk of a dire event-- because the belief in the probability of a real benefit is much more probable. Of course, these become complex questions at times.
This is certainly the case with Anti-depressants-- we all know they have risks-- and benefits. Each of us tries to make a rational decision about these. You, Lou, have decided to avoid any even minimal risk -- but most people see benefits that, in various medications, outweigh the risks.. We can share our experiences-- and I assume yours have been very bad-- but I wonder if you realize that most people have a different view of risks-- and therefore that the small chance of death that you're mentioning, while it might-- I emphasize~~~might~~~ be possible-- would be seen in the light of many factors that seem to be missing in your discussions.
Diana seems to have already decided that the risks of some medications are greater than the risks-- and be asking for much more nuanced advice on how to weight specific regimens-- and I think therefore that your interventions- are basically, are not on point.
'X ( action) "can" cause Y (result)' is not an answer. There are so many more elements to be accounted for-- as in the question of whether to leave the house.
Emsam.
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