Posted by SLS on December 14, 2006, at 6:52:56
In reply to Re: Even People On Ad's Don't Believe They Don't Work, posted by linkadge on December 13, 2006, at 23:52:01
> Well, your neigbours are idiots looking through rosey coloured glasses.
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> You could bring them some of the statistics.Why not just leave these "idiots" alone and allow them to live their reality?
Antidepressants seem to be held in low-esteem here. You would think that someone is with premeditation trying to shove sh*t down our throats against our will. Like it or not, these drugs are the results of the best efforts of medical science. They are the best tools we have to work with. Be thankful that any of these drugs exist at all. Yeah, 50 years from now, things will be different. There will be fewer cases of depression and bipolar disorder resistant to the treatments that will be available in the future. However, now is now. Creative combinations of the drugs that currently exist is probably the key to many cases that are difficult to treat. So, you can throw tantrums, trash the tools, and avoid working with them diligently, or remain positive and constructive, develop treatment strategies, and follow-through with drug trials, understanding that there might be quite a few failures before success is achieved.
- Scott
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