Posted by Ima on August 17, 2003, at 11:28:43
In reply to Re: Redirected: medical profession or drug companies, posted by linkadge on August 17, 2003, at 8:20:04
Forgive me if I say that this response seems a little too smooth ;) You arent in R&D or a sales are you? Fess up!
Im glad we connected. (Dr Bob I hope I was civil in my email, I was trying, but after all you are a doctor and docs REALLY get me going)I appreciate the concern about my getting better soon. But Im not actully in any hurry. Id much rather do the home work first..measure twice.. you know. (my hubbies an engineer, fortunately for him, hes rubbing off on me). As for seeing clearer, Ive always looked at things slightly differently, and Im not convinced thats a bad thing. (words I tend to take literally so if you mean something differently, youll have to be more precise)
I would not be suprised to find my brain chemistry is different. Im just reminded that (though I cant lump my self with the great ones) many great inventors, artists, musicians and thinkers are people who found these mediums of expression as outlets or even therapy for their skewed perspective on the world (ie..pychosis).
Another concern I have is the lack of personal accountability that goes along with saying "its my chemistry" sounds akin to the devil made me.. hmmm...though there may be a link between the two...
Yes, Im probably Bi polar, yes since peri menapause set in Ive been more panicky but as the Greeks say "Time and death cure all things".Time (and old age :)have helped me learn to pick my battles instead of hopping into every one that passes me by. Any more, I dont have enough energy to fight them all. And then mid life has hit, where my ability to use dis association as a coping mechanism is failing me now. But its good with Gods help to get some of those demons out of the closet and finally have a look at them. I havent even a clue as to how I will deal with this but as I said Im in no hurry. They (my issues) are not going any where.
Im truly glad for people who are dangerous to themselves to have help through ADS. But Ive known alot of young people who have been suicidal ttill they found a friend who believed in them and helped them to see that it wasnt all them, but the world thats sorta messed up too. Sensitive young people dont have a lot of support in the modern school setting where if you dont learn to have a thick skin and cynical appearance you can be socially eaten alive. Some kids are good at living with that kind of dissonance.But the sensuitive ones find living with that ckind of incongruence (putting on a face)difficult to manage. I dont think medicating them is the first line of defense. Honestly, Ive personally helped a few.(I use to run a book store where they would drop in) No drugs, just truth and love, (the way I see truth of course).I really thingk lonliness and lack of community is at the heart of a lot of mental illness today. The book store was a place kids could come.
You say that pharm companies making money is just part of the equation. You know that they are the only ones spending money are R&D. When it comes to testing and follow up testing, thats sorta like the fox guarding the hen house. And you know also that pantent expiration has a tremendous effect on what doctors are encouraged to prescribe. Isnt it possible thats why lithium is passe?
I agree that there is a link between pain and depression. Subtle and not so subtle. The first as Ive been told is likely post trama oriented in my case, the second was the trama of coming off a horse at a full gallop. Nothing subtle about that one!
The first one of course is the harder to treat. Add to that the onset of menapuase, and fibromialgia and the coarse of treatment its seems to me should proceed alittle more cautiously.I have found natual hormone replacement therapy to be tremendously helpful. I can deal with my mood swings during the pms phase of my cycle much better now that I have progesterone. If I hadnt found a GP doc. whos specialty was hormone research I might have been on ADS alot sooner.
Thats the rub for me. Im not saying that I may not need to take ADS, but perhaps not as much or a differnt kind should be considered in light of the total picture. I just havent found a pdoc operating with that kind of precision and pharm companies have to bear some blame, the way I see it.
Thanks for the magnisium tip. I take it some, but I take so many supplimnents Im nerver really sure which is helping the most. What about the balance of magnisium, calcium and potassium? I ve been worried that if I take more magnisium I will upset the ratio.
My back is better than ever, though for me thats not the same as normal. I still cant sit for long stretches. But rest and time may be the best cure yet, I just get tired of the limitations it poses.
The fibro is probably more incapacitating and something im just learning to deal with.Thanks for getting back to me. Its been good to get to say what I want w/o fear of retribution or redirection! ;)
Have a good one
peace
ImaPS You didnt really answer my Celexa questions. Especially the one about withdraws. That one really scares me. The worst withdraws Ive had from my pain meds is pain (physical) and occasional "black dog days" as winston churchill liked to call them. Buts thats how I normally feel. Maybe you can address this in the next post.
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