At 15:49 -0700 7/2/05, M Chase wrote:
At the same time, there are a lot of people who feel they should
not have to put up with occasional 'down' spells. They immediately
go to their doctor and insist on a pill to make them feel 'normal'.
Antidepressants do not work that way; it may be
Don Calkins wrote:
They immediately go to their doctor and insist on a pill to make them
feel 'normal'.
[Chase] Antidepressants do not work that way; it may be weeks before
the patient notices any beneficial effect.
True but irrelevant..
It is not irrelevant when you consider the
David,
As someone who prescribes anti depressants I wanted to wade into
this briefly. Some people develope a depression that is so severe that
they develope psychotic features. Other people isolate, stop eating,
bathing, or even leaving there rooms. I work at a jail on weekends, we
have a
At 9:35 + 7/2/05, David Friedman wrote:
I was just wondering what the right attitude towards
anti-depressants should be in light of the passages from the
Writings which say that hardships/suffering are a good thing. By
taking anti-depressants when depressed one is obviously making
things
Was this question prompted by the ridiculous rant of Tom Cruise?
David Friedman wrote:
I was just wondering what the right attitude towards anti-depressants
should be in light of the passages from the Writings which say that
hardships/suffering are a good thing.
There are two ways of
Don Calkins wrote:
The problem arises when a doctor finds it easier (and more
profitaable?) to prescribe a pill for extended periods rather than
help the patient deal with the problem that caused the depression.
First, physicians can generate higher fees for the time involved with
therapy
David Friedman wrote:
I was just wondering what the right attitude towards
anti-depressants should be in light of the passages from the
Writings which say that hardships/suffering are a good thing...In the
Writings it says that God never burdens a soul beyond their
capacity. Does this mean
As I understand it, and having tried them, anti-depressants work so slowly
they don't qualify to be classed as mood altering.
I don't think there is any doubt that mood altering drugs are
over-prescribed.
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Dear David,
We need to make a distinction between grief or sadness and clinical depression. The latter is a medical condition which can rarely be remedied without treatment. In those cases we are not only permitted but required to seek the best medical treatment available. I recall a
