Posted by charlie99 on October 10, 2001, at 19:13:31
In reply to Re: Chinese medicine-charlie99 » charlie99, posted by Cindylou on October 10, 2001, at 14:06:34
A consistent theme running through every thread is 'poop out' or else years of wrong prescription. I see very few indications of long term success or cures. Most of the threads are about continual adjustment or experimentation with new combinations of medications. Now, in the 24th century the doctor will wave the tricorder over us, measure precisely and readjust our chemistry (less emphasis on conditions and stories & more on measurement as new ways of measuring are discovered) - but surely even then we will not have separated our brains from our bodies. I'm lucky to have found Wellbutrin = for me everything cured with no, repeat no, side effects. Because it's the right medicine for me I haven't lost weight, I've gone from 9 stone to 10 stone in one month and am exercising, not smoking, not drinking too much because all these things feel natural for me to do. That's good for now. But there is an art to science and a science of art. Ten years of trying hard did nothing for me, but three days of Wellbutrin did it all. But without some kind of backup what do the next sixty years hold for me? No-one has taken any antidepressant for that long so far as I know, so no-one can claim to have the answers. Humility and open-mindedness are the only way to find the truth.
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