Posted by madeline on December 2, 2006, at 18:39:44
In reply to Further clarification...., posted by med_empowered on December 2, 2006, at 15:06:17
Meds have been a godsend for me. I remember when the prozac kicked in, food started to taste again, I began to see colors again, the world just became brighter.
Sometimes I still am almost overwhelmed with gratitude for finally having my life.
But without therapy and better life coping skills all the drug therapy in the world would have been less effective for me.
I think depression and the other mental illnesses will end up being a lot like cancer. There is no magic bullet that will work for everyone and all types of cancer.
Likewise there will be no magic bullet that will work for all mental illness in every person.
The key is getting the right drug in the right person.
We aren't there in cancer treatments and we aren't there in the treatment of mental illness, but it isn't entirely fair to indict all drugs and all physicians.
There is no reason to medicate anyone without their consent unless they represent a danger to themselves or others.
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