Posted by Mathia on October 24, 2007, at 20:24:53
In reply to Psychopharmacology Pros and Cons, posted by AJeffriesXIX on October 23, 2007, at 21:35:33
Lets not forget a MAJOR CON in these drugs out there. A new one seems to come along every month, and immediately its "pushed by the doctors, commericals, pharmacuetical companies, etc.)
THE CON: I remember when I was first prescribed zoloft, I asked the psyc. what does this do. His answer, we dont know how it works. It just does??
Thats the problem, we take these new drugs, and none of us truly knows what they are doing to are bodies long term. Kidney disease, liver disease, etc. And then to top it all off, how many really are helped.
If anyone has read any of my previous posts, you know Im an advocate of using opiates for depression. (unfortunately they are like impossible to get though). The government basically tied the hands of the psyc world to use them. The side effects of most opiates are actually few and atleast they know how they work.
I just say, I think the patient should have the choice to use different drugs. Ill end it with this, the government basically made opiates illegal for psycology problems back in the 50's or 60's (dont know the exact date). Since then illegal drug use, like heroin has been on a constant rise. Many of these illegal drugs use opiates to make them. One would think that in a controlled manner, by controlled prescription if these opiates were used for depression, in theraputic settings, perhaps illegal drug use would have a good chance to go down. Because, the drug user that is self medicating himself would have a chance to go for help and get something that actually helps for once before he becomes a "drug addict" as society labels him. It completely amazes me how many people are now on these new wave therapy drugs and are still depressed and also now are completey dependent on them because if they stop them they feel even worse than they feel on them. BUT THEY TELL YOU NONE OF THEM ARE ADDICTING?????????????
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