Posted by linkadge on July 2, 2006, at 2:45:55
In reply to Re: AD's and Future / Linkadge, posted by flmm on July 1, 2006, at 19:00:03
>I really think I need to re-evaluate if I >should continue coming to this site in the >future. Without fail, if I ever start to feel >good, I come here and firmly get a reality >check that something bad is just around the >corner! No wonder nobody gets better on this >site!
Reality is not black and white. We all wish there was a medication that was effective and safe. Its got nothing to do with the people on this board, people are just brining up valid points. Don't shoot the messenger.
Would you rather not know? If somebody conducts a study to see if there is an association between antidepressant drugs and parkinson's, how can that not be in your best interest? The answer we would like to believe is that the medications have nothing to do with it. But what we would like to believe is not always the truth.
There is truth out there. Its not as if I just hate medications, and so I decide to fabricate whatever I can to paint a scarry picture. I was not the one who conducted the study that showed SSRI's can cause neuroanatomical changes to part of the brain. Its great if your doctor only tells you the good stuff. If they told you the whole picture, you might not take the drug. Some doctors figure its best to sheild a mentally ill patient from such information since they believe that in a depressed state your judgement is flawed.
If you happen (God forbid) to suffer a seemingly permamant neurological reaction to a medication like myself and some others on this board, you may start to wonder..why wasn't I made aware of all the potential side effects of this medication?
I'm not telling people not to take their medications, I am just brining up what I thought was relavant information.
Linkadge
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