Posted by tendency on April 26, 2005, at 12:03:09
In reply to Re: to play the devil`s advocate, posted by bimini on April 26, 2005, at 10:39:09
ive said it before: it is the patients responsibility to educate, educate and then educate themselves some more about their disease and all possible solutions. meds, in my opinion, should *always* be the last resort. unfortunately, our society is such (HMOs, insurance etc.) that the solution is geared towards the least expensive and quickest 'cure'.
in my case, i spent two years playing around with 'alternative' answers (accupunture, energy work, nutri-therapy - see 'The Mood Cure' by Julia Ross, it's a great start - thyroid and adrenal issues, pyroluria, food allergies, therapy, etc. etc.). it was only after exhausting all possible alternative avenues, and seeing that i still had problems, that i turned to meds. make no mistake, these alternatives have helped tremendously and i feel have allowed me to take a bare minimum of meds with the lowest chance for side effects.
problem is this takes $$$$ - lots of it, patience and time..
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