Posted by zonked on June 8, 2011, at 22:12:30
In reply to Re: public health+benzos, posted by Christ_empowered on June 8, 2011, at 15:08:06
> If I become a nurse, I've thought about doing psychiatric nursing in the wild world of Public Health. We'll just have to see, though.
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> I hate how mental hospitals put everybody on antipsychotics (but they call them "mood stabilizers"). When I was in a private facility, I refused antipsychotics and depakote, which made me really, really popular with the staff. I probably could have benefited from either, but I didn't want them to shut me up and call it "medicine," you know?Amen amen!!! And good for you bro!
When I've been in the hospital (for DEPRESSION!) I've been offered APs to "help" with crying spells and other symptoms of *depression*. (In this case, does "help" mean turn him into a drooling zombie with no emotions at all?)
(It was never implied or stated that I had mania or psychosis.)
Most hospital folks are NOT prepared for a patient with some self-education in psychopharmacology...
One time, an RN was trying to convince me that anticholinergics (Cogentin, Benadryl) "prevent" EPS. Nope - they just mask the symptoms. She didn't like that one bit.
Glad people like you are around. :-)
-z
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