Posted by Squiggles on June 16, 2007, at 10:53:39
In reply to Re: Standing in the shadows, posted by linkadge on June 16, 2007, at 10:33:04
> I don't understand. (Your friend doesn't want to take medication?) Don't know;
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> It seems hard for you to respect his decision (?) Have to have the medical facts to make that
decision;>
> Do you really think his life is in danger? If not, do you not think he has the right to decide not to take meds? I don't if his life is in
danger- the statistics say that unmedicated depression is a high risk for suicide. He has a right to kill himself just like the anti-psychiatry brigade says-- that doesn't exactly cheer me up. I think a psychopharmacolgist could have found a drug that doesn't make life so miserable you'd rather take the risk. But he does not want to go to one.
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> There would be people who'd think that I should be on meds, but I know myself. I function better off meds. I would have had to drop out of school if I had to stay on meds (just for example)You must be an exception. Also, it takes time to know if you will relapse. I relapsed on lithium (crap batch) after feeling wonderful and healthy for six months.
Squiggles
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