Posted by mgrueni on December 6, 2001, at 3:53:50
In reply to Input Requested, posted by Cam W. on December 6, 2001, at 1:26:43
Hm, if that`s of any interest, let me talk about my boss. Who`s obviously a pharmacist as I am a pharmacy assistant. You remember, I am german, so this might be not really helpful for your research, but anyway....
I have to say that I am really puzzled about his behaviour. He sells Antidepressants, but has no idea why people take them. Yes, of course he knows about the pharmaceutical aspect, how these drugs work etc. But it seems he thinks it`s not necessary for anyone to take them. If people would just try and pull themselves together they were not depressed.
On the other hand he`s administering Polamidon to recovering Heroin-junkies. (In germany almost every pharmacy does that, as part of the Polamidon programme). He uses to listen to their personal problems, lend them money (yes, really!) and is quite understanding and friendly.
Also many of our customers are *grannies* who are obviously addicted to sleeping pills. He doesn´t have a problem with that, either. He says they might be addicted but at old age they come to get bored with life and therefor need something to sleep properly at least.But he thinks depression isn`t a real disease and people are *overreacting* if they take anti-depressants. He just can`t understand it.
Micha
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