Posted by LostBoyinNCBecksDark on November 18, 2008, at 16:02:39
In reply to Anyone Ever Feel More Confused At This Forum?, posted by bulldog2 on November 13, 2008, at 11:57:12
> When I first starting lurking here about five years ago I was interested in med info on depression/anxiety and probably bipolar 2.
> Problem is there are so many opinions here regarding meds.
> 1. meds and cbt work the best
> 2. meds work
> 3. sometimes meds work
> 4. meds are toxic and p-docs are all fakes
> 5. just need diet and exercise
> 6. try accupuncture and herbs
> etc.
>
> I guess from reading all the negative stuff about meds I never have really completed a med cycle. start and stop quickly except for benzos.
> I have done the diet and exercise regime my entire life and that hasn't really worked. I still slip into depression and anxiety or possible bipolar moods. and yes I have done talk therapy for years without real help.
> So now that i fear p-docs are shams and meds are toxic plots to destroy us it really has made it hard to get and really see if meds work.
> Life is passing me by. All these opinions about meds and p-docs and how to handle mental issues has basically paralyzed me into indecision.
> I wonder if I would have been better off if I had never stumbled on this site. Just trusted my p-doc and given meds a fair shot. I guess that would have been the best way to find out if meds work.
> Anyone find to much info and to many opinions makes treatment more diffucult?Personally, I think this site and the way its moderated is extremely misinformative and in some respects, even dangerous. I have read so much med bs on this board over the years. Its just unbelievable. This board exists mainly as a research tool for Dr. Bob than as a real med support site.
LostBoyinNC
poster:LostBoyinNCBecksDark
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URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20081114/msgs/863821.html