Posted by linkadge on October 2, 2010, at 14:54:00
In reply to Re: Experiment of own on SSRI's, posted by bulldog2 on October 2, 2010, at 10:16:04
>Right now this forum seems to be leaning towards >med bashing and human nature being what it is >people will pile on. This can certainly lead one >to the conclusion these are drugs from hell. >There was a time or I seem to remember one where >there was a very rational approach to reporting >experiences.
I disagree. I think that people have believed their doctors when they are told that a particular side effect cannot be related to the medication. People have believed the drug companies which tout 75% success rate of their drug. People have believed that depression is due to "low serotonin" and that a pill will correct that imballance. The problem is not that people are med bashing; instead they are starting to think for themselves.
I think that, today, people are feeling more liberated to say how the drugs are infact affecting them, as opposed to blaming themselves and believing their doctors about not responding like they "should". 15 years ago, people would have laughed at the idea that olanzapine can cause diabetes. "No, no silly patient, gaining 100 lbs is due to your underlying illness, not zyprexa". Now, there are large scale class action suits on the very issue. 15 years ago no doctor would believe you if you said you were addicted to paxil. Now you've got websites with hundreds of thousands of signatures attesting to the fact that it can.
I don't think this is med bashing, I think the internet has just liberated people to believe themselves and their own bodies' response.
Linkadge
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