Posted by caroline on January 1, 2002, at 13:27:44
In reply to Has anyone read, Your Drug May Be Your Problem, posted by sjb on December 31, 2001, at 13:29:02
Hi,
I've not read the book, nor will I go near it. But I will say that a previous Breggin book - Toxic Psychiatry - nearly ruined my life. I read it while I was at university studying neurology and psychology and I believed he must be right.
At the time I had undiagnosed Aspergers, extremely bad OCD and terrible depression. I was on anafranil 300mg, which certainly helped a lot over a 6 month period. So after those 6 months, I thought, hey I'm okay again now and Breggin suggests getting off the drugs, so I set about weening myself off. I did it very sensibly over 18 months, and believing Breggin to be right I then spent 6 years experiencing crippling OCD, total insomnia and dreadful depression.
Sure getting the right diagnosis - Aspergers + OCD has helped me big time, but getting back on the life saving drugs has helped me much more. I will be on drugs for the rest of my life I should think, and it doesn't worry me in the least. I know there is a lot of truth in what Breggin says, but has he ever tried living with a mental illness or a disability like aspergers? I suspect not.
This is all just my opinion and my experiences, of course, but I wish I had never read his book.
Best wishes and happy new year!
Caroline
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