Posted by Alexanderfromdenmark on May 5, 2009, at 15:47:40
In reply to How do these meds affect us, no one knows., posted by owen35ny on May 5, 2009, at 14:22:25
> They do not know the long term effects of these drusg especially ssris yet they prescribe them like candy to everyone from moody teens to the elderly who are sad because they lost a spouse. I just cameoff celexa I was on ssris for 10 years and I feel nothing now, numb like a zombie. These drugs take obvver brain functioning for us (chemical reactions ) how do we kniow that our brains will be able to take over these functions when we stop taking them? How do we know if that is depression returning or brain damage? We don't. I think people shouldnt take this garbage unless they are unable to get out of bed or seeing pink elephants in the corner.
Unfortunately things are never simple and I think drugs like SSRI's can do major harm for some people and bring major benefit for others. Since you were on Celexa for at least 100 years, I imagine you must have seen some benefit. But I do think that SSRI's are massively overprescribed and I find that most doctors, psychrists and the likes are way too soft on the negative consequenses of SSRI's.
The problem psychiatry is that it is a pseudoscience. Psychiatrists offer NO tests whatsoever for patients. They can't draw blood tests to prove that you lack Serotonin, gaba or dopamine in the brain and they don't offer SPECT scanners to find anything there either. It's all pure specualtion. The argement that depression is like diabetes and the brain dosn't produce enough insulin is pure rubbish and one of the biggist fallies in the medical world today.
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