Posted by Geezer on November 24, 2002, at 21:15:46
In reply to Re: Fiery Rhetoric » Alan, posted by Squiggles on November 24, 2002, at 20:35:07
> Assuming that a drug has successfully
> passed the FDA, and is truly a benign
> drug with a good safety margin, there
> is another problem in health care in
> general, which i believe is totally
> ignored.
>
> The tests that are taken for a certain
> condition are not frequent enough; take
> for example blood tests for diabetes--
> if a test is taken once a year, then it
> is not likely that a true, rounded picture
> of the blood condition will show. All
> the good drugs in the world will not help
> if you don't check the gas or the water
> frequently enough.
>
> I really think that this is a serious
> problem in medicine. If we could have
> something analogous to a gas pump station
> to even self-monitor for a myriad of blood
> pictures, much misery and disease could
> be prevented.
>
> SquigglesSquiggles,
Now you have it, this is the very problem with psychiatry, NO MEDICAL TESTING.....plenty of meaningless psychological hokus-pokus but no testing leading to a definitive DX and effective treatment. We need to see the genetic markers, intra-cellular ADs, etc. - not likely to occur in my life time. Stay with your GP and read this board.....you will be as well off as anyone else.
Best of luck to you,
Geezer
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