Posted by notfred on May 31, 2006, at 17:36:28
In reply to Every med affects everyone differently, posted by UgottaHaveHOPE on May 31, 2006, at 12:47:49
> That's what you have to keep in mind when participating on this board. If a med works for someone, that person is going to speak about it passionately. They are just trying to help and they may come across as overzealouos. Now what you see more often on this board is that a particular med didn't work for someone and may have even made them worse. Because of the negative experience, that particular person may be very vocal against that particular med. They mean well, wanting to help others avoid the same path, but sometimes it comes across the wrong way.
Well said, UgottaHaveHOPE. It is the nature of these boards that the negative outcomes are over reported. People who do well on meds do not seem to find reasons to post here. I feel like I am the only one here who has great pdocs, a great job, and does well on meds (for decades).It does not seem this point to getting across as again and again someone asks "which is best" then "That does not bode well" if someone has a bad experience. Given the **huge** numbers of posts here over the years about effexor and how bad it is I would of missed the very sucessful med it I read this board and developed my opinions from this board. Effexor was my main stay for 10 years; it worked great, minor sideeffects, and no w/d problems.
I find this site:
http://www.remedyfind.com/
to be much more useful in selecting meds and far less negative. The worts are still there but a poster is not allowed to go on and on about how bad a med is. That way each posters good report of a med can be considered vs anothers bad report. I like the rating system, which has each poster rate somethings that are often missed here; what it easy to take, how much did it cost (retail, no ins).For me this is not a place i find useful in researching meds as the bad outcomes are overreported. This is not a reasonable sample for the general population that has mental illness.
poster:notfred
thread:650925
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20060530/msgs/651138.html