Posted by Racer on July 17, 2005, at 18:11:02
In reply to Re: Dr. Breggin on Tom Cruise, ritalin and psychiatry., posted by Declan on July 17, 2005, at 18:05:57
> I have a friend who was put on Zoloft. As she failed to improve the dose was raised again and again. The working address she gave out turned out to be the bar of the local hotel, where she lived during the day from opening to closing time to get some relief. She became convinced that the suburb where she lived was on fire, and was eventually admitted to a psych hospital where she was taken off Zoloft. Her madness went away.
> The medical people were careful not to blame the Zoloft. There must be lots of stories like this.
> What can you expect from onesizefitsall psychiatry?
> Declan
I wouldn't call that "onesizefitsall" so much as "inadequate" or even "incompetent." Part of the initial psychiatric assessment should include finding out things like whether someone is drinking regularly. If the doctor didn't even work that out, well, that's a problem right there.Also, if your friend was asked and lied about her alcohol usage, that is also a problem -- GIGO, you know?
Just offering another view of the situation you described...
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