Posted by laima on March 3, 2007, at 8:09:17
In reply to Re: Diagnoses, interesting and otherwise » laima, posted by Meri-Tuuli on March 3, 2007, at 6:46:14
Key word is "some". Medication can be used as an incredibly valuable, crucial tool, a boost to give someone that bit of oomph, desire, and just enough hope required to even make any attempt at changes, and then discontinued-or in other cases it makes sense as maintenence thertapy. Depends on the case, I'm sure. Peppy admonishments to snap out of it, things will look brighter if you give a chance, etc- will only serve to make a severly depressed person feel worse. I think alcohol counts as a "medication" intervation of a sort, just in that it is a mood altering substance.
No talk, no common sense, no "take bubble bath" stategies ever got me any relief while suffering panic attack--ie, unable to breath, freaking out, heart all over the place. The only thing able to halt one, in my experience, has been benzos.
I'd love to see someone atempt to reason, with talk therapy, with someone suffering from a very "activated" and severe psychotic episode. Good luck.
> Actually I do believe this. I do think some depressions/anxieties even severe can be treated 100% with therapy etc etc and not with medications.
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