Ed, > 'Depression' is like 'cancer': a single word to > describe a wide > variety of problems that manifest themselves similarly. Chemical > imbalances cannot be talked away.
There's always going to be two points of view on that until medical sciences gets further along. The chemical imbalance theory is a theory without a lot of proof behind it yet. Doctors test out pills and people say they feel better. They theorize it is because a chemical imbalance was corrected. I'm saying this because I am one of those folks that got stuck on a medical trial for Wellbutrin. All they did is give me pills and ask me questions. There was no testing of the chemicals in my brain and what the pills were doing to them. It was all question and answer time, filling out little bubbles on a form. I, myself, did much better with talk therapy with a PhD psychologist. The M.D. psychiatrist slapped me with a bunch of "brand name" pills and ignored me. The psychologist worked with my family physician to prescribe something more correct for me, and then worked with me to find coping mechanisms for the stuff going on in my head. It was the psychologist that helped me the most -- not the pill pusher. Kristyne McDaniel http://www.mcstyles.com http://www.mcteachoncoins.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
