dazzleman
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« on: March 25, 2005, 05:45:01 PM » |
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It's hard to say.
In the "good old days" before psychiatric medications, many people who could have been functional had the medication been available were locked away for life in mental institutions.
I know of cases in which the use of different drugs appears to have been highly successful.
I was also told the other day of a case in which a guy I know was taking anti-anxiety medication on too high a dose, and he almost killed himself twice due to the loss of too much fear and inhibition from the drug. He cut his dose in half, and eventually came off the drug completely.
Clearly, these drugs can have some bad side effects, but I am probably a little more of a fan of them now than I was 10 years ago. Some people really need them, but there is sometimes a tendency to prescribe pills when other cures are available. The wisdom is in knowing the difference.
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