Posted by sukarno on October 29, 2012, at 8:48:59
In reply to Dr Bob, ban Lou (yes, I'm pretty direct), posted by Phil on October 28, 2012, at 21:14:35
Hi Phil. I hope you are doing well. I just returned to this site after a 10 month hiatus.
It seems that the user in question may be suffering from a lack of insight into his illness and delusions of persecution. I'm not a health professional but I concur that the user needs professional help.
This is an excellent example of what happens when someone adopts an anti-psychiatry stance and refuses to believe in psychiatric medication.
I have a close friend who was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and he refuses to believe anything is wrong with him. He often brings up religious issues and believes he is being persecuted by the masses. It saddens me as I have lost a close friend to mental illness. I have seen him on medication and he was relatively normal and functioning in society. When he doesn't take his medication he descends into a state in which no one can get through to him. It's just very sad.
It upsets me that someone would use this bulletin board as a soapbox to scare folks away from valuable medication. It's not only upsetting but downright dangerous.I hope that user gets the help he needs and as soon as possible.
alprazolam 1mg QID, famotidine 40mg QID, cetirizine 10mg BID, GNC Ultra Mega Gold BID, probiotics, tobacco smoking 1 pack/day.
Dx: panic disorder with agoraphobia, OCD, MDD, probable PTSD
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