I think our society is overly medicated, in most instances. When I was pregnant, my hormones/terrible situation were making me insanely depressed. I saw a shrink, and within 5 minutes of speaking to her, she tried diagnosing me with ADHD. I basically told her to go fuck herself, and I walked out.
Since then, I've been on a couple of anti-depressants, and I've only really stuck with one. I'm on Wellbutrin, and it hasn't totally messed with me. Come to think of it, I've noticed that I'm much happier and I have a healthy appetite because of some drastic lifestyle changes, so I don't know how much of that has been the anti-depressant, or how much has been on my own accord.
Now, in regards to medications that aren't designated as mood stabilizers, they can certainly fuck with your mood, too. I've witnessed this firsthand with someone close to me who got hooked on pain meds.
Do you call yourself a patient or a junkie? The only thing that separates is who takes your money.
In a general sense, you can develop a dependency to anything.
I think the point I was trying to make, is that the drug reps push the doctors into writing more scripts than paying attention to the patient's needs, and it's how people get hooked on all of these chemicals.
I think the point I was trying to make, is that the drug reps push the doctors into writing more scripts than paying attention to the patient's needs, and it's how people get hooked on all of these chemicals.
Now, I'm not disputing the validity of mood stabilizing drugs. I've rarely seen them work to anyone's benefit, but then again I've known of at least five extreme cases. It seems like it's generally shifted to an abuse of power in the medical industry.
I was raised not to depend on a chemical to make me feel good. I have been formally diagnosed with some mental stuff, but I think personally, a good chunk of that has been a bit more situational than a chemical imbalance. Again, I'm going to reiterate that I'm not saying using mood stabilizing drugs are a copout, or anything like that when they're used properly.
I was raised not to depend on a chemical to make me feel good. I have been formally diagnosed with some mental stuff, but I think personally, a good chunk of that has been a bit more situational than a chemical imbalance. Again, I'm going to reiterate that I'm not saying using mood stabilizing drugs are a copout, or anything like that when they're used properly.
I also want to point out that it seems like a lot of mental disorders are misdiagnosed or overdiagnosed for the benefit of the pharmaceutical companies' profit.
ADD/ADHD. This one really fucking grinds my gears: Being a child of the 90's, I saw a lot of kids my age getting diagnosed with it. I think it's a huge crock of shit, for the most part. I remember when my first grade teacher requested that I got screened for it because I was a bouncy little 6 year old. That's what kids do. They don't sit still. They don't have an attention span for shit. Flash forward to high school, and these same kids are selling their pills for a profit, so others can get high off of basically legal meth.
Depression: Doctors are trained to know the difference between a seratonin deficiency, and being sad. They need to use this knowledge more efficiently.
Instead of being so quick to write out a script, I really wish medical professionals would explore medication as a last-resort.
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