Posted by bob on January 1, 2002, at 14:11:54
In reply to Re: Has anyone read, Your Drug May Be Your Problem, posted by caroline on January 1, 2002, at 13:27:44
Caroline:
You have a good point. It seems to me that you are one of the few people on this board who is completely at peace with these meds. My guess is you either didn't experience significant side effects, or you've somehow learned to live with them. I think one of the reasons why Breggin's book intrigues people is because so many of the meds are a diabolical trade-off. For example, when I took Anafranil (over 1 year), I lived with a weight gain of around 45 pounds, no sexual ability, profuse sweating, an ever-present jittery feeling, profuse sweating, sedation, and God knows what else that I can't remember. That's quite a trade-off for something that isn't a 100% cure, but maybe an 80% effective treatment. If the meds weren't so problematic, I don't think people would be so attentive to what Breggin says. I guess the other problem is how much of a mystery all of psychiatry is. It's hard to prove anyone right or wrong when nobody even understands what's going on.
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