Posted by cisco on December 23, 2001, at 23:20:48
In reply to Disease vs. Disorder - Elizabeth/Cam/anyone?, posted by Alan on December 21, 2001, at 23:10:03
My Two Cents on the Subject:
Our understanding of the Human Brain, and the effects of PsychoPharmacological substances, is still in its infancy, to say the least. Reading the literature about any of our currently prescribed AD's Confirms it: "Although the precise mechanism is unknown, it is is BELIEVED, or ASSUMED, or APPEARS that Drug 'X' works by...." Talk about a crap shoot. Did the researchers just trip over these compounds by accident? Hey, if Fluoxetine, or Riboxetine or whatever kinda works, lets just run all similar molecules, maybe we'll get lucky...
I would hope that the future holds a promise, where an imbalanced brain can be precisely targeted and corrected.
Perhaps in the decades following the deciphering of the Human Genome, we will come to an understanding of the Brain, where a single pill, taken ONE TIME, will induce a lifetime of happiness, Euphoria and Joy.
That's not too much to hope for, is it?
-Cisco
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