Corruption at the very top, unfortunately. Telling people to take regular exercise or get a job they enjoy doesn't make the Pharms billions
1. not all doctors are corrupt.
2. not all jobs are enjoyable.
3. it IS possible to have a good doctor and a job that would be considered good & enjoyable by many, and still be clinically depressed.
1. not all doctors are corrupt.
2. not all jobs are enjoyable.
3. it IS possible to have a good doctor and a job that would be considered good & enjoyable by many, and still be clinically depressed.
The main source of the corruption is at a far higher level than the doctors, it is the 'cheque-book research' i.e. we pay you to do the safety tests and you know what results you have to come up with. The safety and effectiveness tests are not independent. The FDA is corrupt, they are no longer looking after the people.
The doctors do get encouraged to prescribe drugs in various ways (nice holidays etc), some will still use their own good principles. Some doctors will believe the safety and effectiveness tests, others know exactly what is going on.
Using drugs to beat depression should be the last resort after all else has failed. The real route of the problem should be discovered and addressed wherever possible. Instead so often drugs are the first solution offered. These drugs are then often banned within a number of years and replaced with something else similar which then eventually gets banned as well for making people more likely to commit suicide.
The main source of the corruption is at a far higher level than the doctors, it is the 'cheque-book research' i.e. we pay you to do the safety tests and you know what results you have to come up with. The safety and effectiveness tests are not independent. The FDA is corrupt, they are no longer looking after the people.
The doctors do get encouraged to prescribe drugs in various ways (nice holidays etc), some will still use their own good principles. Some doctors will believe the safety and effectiveness tests, others know exactly what is going on.
Using drugs to beat depression should be the last resort after all else has failed. The real route of the problem should be discovered and addressed wherever possible. Instead so often drugs are the first solution offered. These drugs are then often banned within a number of years and replaced with something else similar which then eventually gets banned as well for making people more likely to commit suicide.
and many more commit suicide when all they needed was a simple pill to correct them.
1. not all doctors are corrupt.
2. not all jobs are enjoyable.
3. it IS possible to have a good doctor and a job that would be considered good & enjoyable by many, and still be clinically depressed.
Can you explain me why would you be depressed? (Not talking about situations like you have serious disease or somebody from your family died or whatever similar). But how do you become depressed just out of the blue?
I never been depressed in my life (not talking about sadness when something bad happens) so I really do not understand.
And final note:
If I was depressed and doctor would prescribe me meds I would not take them because taking them will make me even more depressed. Because I would know that only drugs keeps my life going. That would be even more depressing than initial depression I would definitely would not take any "fun" drugs to "cure" depression because of that fact alone.
I heard that there are links between depression, heart attacks, kidney disease, and a lot of other physical ailments including increasing possibility of dementia by 87% after a single bout and 200% after two bouts.
The reason I ask is most (not all) people I know who smoke pot claim to be depressed. I agree with you that some actually need the medication to function in a normal everyday life but most don't IMO.
Almost a decade ago I had a doctor push AD on me and fell for it for 2 years. I was miserable and decided to go for the healthy route and later found out I have a severe allergic reaction to gluten or any wheat products. It took about a year to naturally balance out and I feel great and normal after many years of suffering.
Now I only eat natural foods and exercise regularly and was truly upset with myself it took this long to see the light. WTS, I never will forget what it's like for 6 months coming off your meds. That's just fucking brutal and hope that the people who really need them do and the others who "think" they do go natural.
I've been on & off them for years... one thing i know for certain, i need to be on them, as well as a host of other shit. I do not function well on my own... and i've tried the healthy route too. Believe me, i'd love to be pill free, but it just ain't ever happening for me. But i don't speak for anyone else.
Can you explain me why would you be depressed? (Not talking about situations like you have serious disease or somebody from your family died or whatever similar). But how do you become depressed just out of the blue?
I never been depressed in my life (not talking about sadness when something bad happens) so I really do not understand.
And final note:
If I was depressed and doctor would prescribe me meds I would not take them because taking them will make me even more depressed. Because I would know that only drugs keeps my life going. That would be even more depressing than initial depression I would definitely would not take any "fun" drugs to "cure" depression because of that fact alone.
because without them i am a psychotic manic-depressive madman, and I don't say that to be funny or cool... if you'd ever seen me in person off meds, there would be zero doubt in your mind that i need to be medicated or locked up. I'm not going to go into the gory details.
because without them i am a psychotic manic-depressive madman, and I don't say that to be funny or cool... if you'd ever seen me in person off meds, there would be zero doubt in your mind that i need to be medicated or locked up. I'm not going to go into the gory details.
Yes but the thing I don't really understand is that now you seem intelligent and you know that you are being psychotic without meds. But your brain is functioning when off meds? Why can't you "tell yourself" that "I need to be calm, all is good". It may sounds like a dumb question and I am not making fin or anything. I just want to understand
Yes but the thing I don't really understand is that now you seem intelligent and you know that you are being psychotic without meds. But your brain is functioning when off meds? Why can't you "tell yourself" that "I need to be calm, all is good". It may sounds like a dumb question and I am not making fin or anything. I just want to understand
your brain "knows" your heart is beating.... can't you tell yourself to make it stop if you want?
if you're diabetic, your brain knows that too... can't you tell your body to make more insulin?
I know a couple of Brits, who post here, who definitely need anti depressants. No clues or prizes for who I'm talking about.
Originally posted by Amputate Your Head
and many more commit suicide when all they needed was a simple pill to correct them.
During the darkest days of my fighting cancer I took Cypralex and anti depressant. It certainly kept me happy and probably stopped me from topping myself. The treatment was that hard.
Today I might sound down a bit on the boards, it's just the way I see an industry I love go down. But away from here I'm a real happy bunny.
your brain "knows" your heart is beating.... can't you tell yourself to make it stop if you want?
if you're diabetic, your brain knows that too... can't you tell your body to make more insulin?
think about it.
Bt in your examples brain knows about heart and body and being crazy is in the brains. I mean its psychological condition and not physical like heart beating or being diabetic.
Anyway to finish it on more funny note - imagine you are off those meds and being all nalistic and someone on ICQ hits you up about some biz They would say like "who is this guy, its not the nice guy I spoke before"
"Story of a woman who didn't like the way her husband was handling the family finances. She wanted to start keeping the books herself but didn't want to insult her husband" - I think there are benefits to being independent and unmarried, such as: you don't have to have joint bank accounts. You could do your business yourself.
Bt in your examples brain knows about heart and body and being crazy is in the brains. I mean its psychological condition and not physical like heart beating or being diabetic.
I feel I am borderline depressed .I thought there would be more to life .pissed off at the world and never satisfied.I refuse to succumb to prescription drugs in order to cope.So I remain a miserable prick,until I bang some speedballs to make it go away for awhile.I'm not mocking people who have a chemical imbalance either
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