Posted by Lou Pilder on May 18, 2015, at 11:28:53
In reply to Lou's request- » SLS, posted by Lou Pilder on May 18, 2015, at 11:03:15
> > It is no secret that responses to psychotropic and other types of drugs are unpredictable and can produce negative effects on mental function. It is good practice for a psychiatrist to see a patient once a week in the beginning of treatment to screen for adverse effects, suicidal ideation being one of them.
> >
> > http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20000526/msgs/35096.html
> >
> > For me, the potential gain is worth the risk. I thank God for psychiatric drug treatments. According to what I have read, the statistical rate of suicides during antidepressant treatment is much, much lower than that attributable to negative iatrogenic reactions.
> >
> > Prednisone, clonidine, alpha interferons, varenicline, and progesterone are just some of the well known non-psychiatric drugs to produce negative effects on mood and cognition.
> >
> >
> > - Scott
>
> Scott,
> You wrote,[...I thank God for psychiatric treatment...]
> I am unsure as to what you want readers to think by that. If you could post answers to the following, then I could respond accordingly.
> A. Which God are you thanking for psychiatric treatments?
> Lou
>
correction;
Scott wrote,[...I thank God for psychiatric {drug} treatments...]
This is different from just psychiatric treatments.
Lou
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