Posted by poser938 on January 25, 2014, at 22:11:09
That's the line many bring up when defending any flaws in the "Science" of Psychiatry. I've heard/read it many times. Someones (my) ability to live or experience anything close to resembling what people call "Life" is ruined by Psychiatric Drugs and all the sudden the Doctors, Psychiatrists and many people only discount my situation. The main idea they fall back on is "Correlation does not imply causation." Or they might say"Well myself and a few others I know haven't experienced anything like that from Psych Meds, so I find it unbelievable they caused your situation", paying no mind to the small world they describe where apparently only their experiences count.
Many even think "Science" is on their side. They think since the authorities and the really smart Psychiatrists promote these meds, that they can't be that bad. To some, they don't even believe these meds can induce or worsen suicidal thoughts. That the warning was just put on them to keep lawsuits from crazed people who wanted to correlate their worsening suicide feelings ever since starting the Med, as being caused by the med., and therefore filing a lawsuit. People are misled by the term "Antidepressant" or even referring to these chemicals can be misleading. It is simply a chemical that has been found to alter your brain chemistry. But the brain is so complex and eludes our understanding. Are we really ready to do work on it with our primitive understanding of it. But sure, some lives have been saved. But some lives have been ruined as well. As of right now, my life has been ruined by them. We are nowhere near the point where doctors can just hand out these prescriptions like they do. Nowhere near the point where we can just discount any lives ruined by them. Every brain is unique and responds in a unique way to them. So everyones experience should be seen in a unique way, and not be demeaning experiences where someone has what is a unique experience.
And speaking of Correlation NOT implying Causation. Why does this not apply to the process that's used to approve these drugs? After ingesting one of these chemicals in a Clinical Trial, a few weeks later someone notices their Depression has lessened. So then it is agreed that the Chemical played its role in lessening the patients Depression. This idea isn't even contested. Even though you can't measure the effects of this pill on their Depression like you can a Blood Pressure Med on Blood Pressure. So why do Drug Companies get to elude the idea of Correlation not implying Causation? ....OH! Its "Science",... right...
Yeah sure, I suppose this is a rant. But I'm just so sick of their being no help. No attention or credibility being given to those who have experienced the worst of Psychiatry and their meds. Much of what many think of as Science is just propaganda spewed by Drug Companies.
But I know my words fall on deaf ears...
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