Re: Lack of drive

Posted by Dinah on June 19, 2003, at 20:09:12

In reply to Lack of drive, posted by AOB on June 19, 2003, at 19:03:07

What he complains of doesn't seem unusual for psych meds. They are notorious for robbing you of motivation and emotion, and contributing to apathy. You might want to post your specific medication questions on the medication board, Psycho-Babble.
Unfortunately diagnosis in psychiatry.... Well to put it as kindly as possible, it is more of an art than a science. To put it less kindly, the diagnostic categories leave a lot to be desired in describing actual patients. A fair number of people are a pinch of that and a dash of this.
It must be frustrating to you, as his mother. Do you feel comfortable with his treatment team?

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Lack of drive AOB 6/19/03
Re: Lack of drive Dinah 6/19/03
Re: Lack of drive whiterabbit 6/19/03
Re: Lack of drive AOB 6/20/03
Re: Lack of drive » whiterabbit Eddie Sylvano 6/20/03
Re: ADD » whiterabbit AOB 6/20/03
Re: Lack of drive yesac 6/20/03
Diagnosing ADD whiterabbit 6/20/03
Re: Diagnosing ADD » whiterabbit Eddie Sylvano 6/20/03
Amen WhiteRabbit gabbix2 6/20/03
one more question » whiterabbit Eddie Sylvano 6/20/03
Re: Diagnosing ADD » whiterabbit yesac 6/20/03
Re: Diagnosing ADD » yesac Dinah 6/20/03
Misdiagnosis whiterabbit 6/21/03
Re: Diagnosing ADD » Dinah yesac 6/21/03

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