Posted by Squiggles on October 23, 2007, at 8:10:49
This sudden personality change that my
friend has undergone, having reduced and
then completely withdrawn her medication
for major depression may be withdrawal.Sometimes I wonder if there are anti-psychiatry
cults in our midst, who encourage people to
get off their drugs and replace them with
exercise, sweating, and co-therapeutic introspection. They have all kinds of theories,
non of them coming from a medical education, like
"exercise-induced endomorphins"-- well, how many
does it take? do they actually take a brain serum sample to compare it to antidepressants?
And other theories, like sweat that poison right out of your body cells. And other unsubstantiated beliefs. In some cases they know what they are doing, and that is why they are called cults. But in most cases their medical advice is just plain stupidity.To those who have carelessly persuaded mentally ill people to fall off the cliff, i have two small words for them:
F*** **F
Squiggles
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