Posted by mtdewcmu on March 31, 2011, at 19:21:56
In reply to bi pharma, posted by Christ_empowered on March 31, 2011, at 19:11:38
> yeah, you're right--they're pushing those antipsychotics for everything. Depression, sleep problems, anxiety, bipolar disorder...its crazy.
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> I benefit from my 30mgs/day of Abilify (probably b/c, technically, my problems run more to the schizoaffective end of things...at the very least, I have a lot of psychosis for a Bipolar I patient), so I'm not anti-neuroleptics. I am, however, a little concerned by how they're prescribed so frequently for conditions that could be treated with other medication(s).
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>Right. They are created by well-intentioned scientists, based on the latest theories, so there is nothing inherently wrong with them. But then the corporate types try to wring as much money from them as possible by whatever means. And a lot of pdocs seem to have broken BS detectors and eat up all the nonsense.
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