Posted by Squiggles on October 23, 2007, at 20:50:51
In reply to Re: That Way Lies Madness, posted by linkadge on October 23, 2007, at 20:39:34
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> That doesn't necessarily mean that the individual make the best treatment choice.Yes, it does. Doctors see thousands of patients
with similar conditions and try all the
armamentarium of drugz (boy that word is ugly,lol);Its not just antipsychiatry people who might want alternatives.
There may be the unlucky ones, the ones who have been misdiagnosed, the religious, and the well-read experimenters (like i used to be).
It might be people who can't tolerate certain side effects, or those who don't want their kidneys or thyroid damaged etc etc.
That's a sloppy reference to lithium. The thyroid is affected and so can be the kidneys.
In my case and in many cases, you can take lithium for life. Let me just add here for those who are taking in long-term, my suspicion for my relatively good tolerance-- i drink a LOT of water.Squiggles
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