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Posted by Lamdage22 on July 26, 2013, at 11:18:36
You know what i would like to hear? An 80 year old who began treatment as a young adult and say YES PSYCHIATRY HELPED ME live a good and happy life.
I give you a 1000 bucks if you find someone say that.
Posted by Phillipa on July 26, 2013, at 12:25:00
In reply to Like to hear an 80 year old say psychiatry helps, posted by Lamdage22 on July 26, 2013, at 11:18:36
I wonder if back 80 years ago people just didn't ignore it? Was psychiatry using meds 80 years ago? Phillipa
Posted by Lamdage22 on July 26, 2013, at 12:56:10
In reply to Re: Like to hear an 80 year old say psychiatry helps » Lamdage22, posted by Phillipa on July 26, 2013, at 12:25:00
Well id like to see someone exposed to psychiatry over decades at the end of his life and say "thank god for psychiatry, it made my life happier and more content".
1000 bucks if you find him or her.
Posted by chumbawumba on July 26, 2013, at 17:18:17
In reply to Re: Like to hear an 80 year old say psychiatry helps, posted by Lamdage22 on July 26, 2013, at 12:56:10
Actually I was just talking to someone the other day (who is probably about 70 years old) with Bipolar 1 and their life was completely turned around by Lithium. He said when he took it for the first time he felt better in a matter of minutes. But that kind of success story is rare. Usually it's more like "yeah, meds kept me from killing myself and that's about it"
Posted by poser938 on July 26, 2013, at 20:12:33
In reply to Re: Like to hear an 80 year old say psychiatry helps, posted by chumbawumba on July 26, 2013, at 17:18:17
i met a woman at an inpatient unit, and she had said she took Prozac for 25 years. basically since the day it came out. she haad also taken many other meds over the years. but, basically she had been exposed to psychiatry and their meds for most of her life. (she was probably about 40 years old) but, though she acted normal, her appearence was odd. her hair was sticking almost straight up. she looked almost normal weight, but her belly was very big and sticking out. her eyes were always wide open, red and bulging out.
was it the medicine/chemicals she had her brain flooded with that did this to her? or was it just her? if not n her situation, but in someone elses, i can guarantee it was the medicine. But a psychiatrist would never tell you this.
Posted by Jay_Original1 on July 28, 2013, at 5:16:35
In reply to Like to hear an 80 year old say psychiatry helps, posted by Lamdage22 on July 26, 2013, at 11:18:36
> You know what i would like to hear? An 80 year old who began treatment as a young adult and say YES PSYCHIATRY HELPED ME live a good and happy life.
>
> I give you a 1000 bucks if you find someone say that.Well, my Dad is 76, and he and I always talk about mental illness, and that his meds (going on 25+ years)have helped and saved him.
Jay
p.s. you can just wire me the money :)
Posted by Lamdage22 on July 28, 2013, at 9:17:23
In reply to Re: Like to hear an 80 year old say psychiatry helps » Lamdage22, posted by Jay_Original1 on July 28, 2013, at 5:16:35
Alright, so there are sideshows.. although its questionable if lithium helped in a matter of 30 minutes, its sounds like big time placebo to me.
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