Posted by Tabitha on April 19, 2016, at 14:37:08
In reply to Re: Helping those with mental health conditions, posted by Hello321 on April 19, 2016, at 0:52:57
> You guys are making it more and more obvious that you 100% deserve the stigma that you experience by closing off any suggestion that there's a world of help beyond more pills. You're being just as closed minded as someone who says it's all in your head, pills don't work, that you just need willpower. The next time you experience any negativity because of the stigma exists, remember this, please. The irony blows my mind.
I'm open to any suggestion, but once the suggestion has been made, I want to evaluate the evidence for it before trying it. Good evidence includes having a foundation in basic science followed by controlled experiments on humans with good quality studies (large sample size, randomization, double-blinding, peer-review of the results) and subsequent FDA approval (demonstrating safety, efficacy, dosage, and continued monitoring for side effects in users after the approval process). This doesn't mean "pills only". Any treatment can be methodically tested and subject to peer review and FDA approval.
As I said, FDA approval is a low water mark for me, meaning that's the minimum level of evidence that makes something worth trying. I generally prefer to use things that have been FDA approved and also in use long enough for additional trials to replicate results and for long-term side effects to become known.
I don't think it makes sense to describe having such standards of evidence as being "closed minded". I think of it as making smart use of my limited time and money.
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