Posted by PM80 on April 26, 2005, at 8:03:45
In reply to Re: to play the devil`s advocate, posted by Paul Smith on April 26, 2005, at 0:02:32
I'm going to play the devil's devil's advocate here. Admittedly, many docs overprescribe drugs and patients look up to and trust these docs, but ultimately it is the patient who takes the drugs. One cannot expect a pill to just make all their problems go away. If someone starts taking a med and gets side effects worse than the condition the pill is supposed to treat; the person should stop taking the pill. At that point, it is less the doc's fault and far more the patient's fault. We are each in charge of our own life, with the exception perhaps of a psychotic person. We do not have to be completely helpless or slaves to a disorder. We can seek out true help. If that sounds harsh, well, I guess it is.
That said, yes, a lot of doctors are only worried about their paycheck and really do not care all that much about their patients. It is sad. I am sorry that some of your experiences have been so bad.
Like banga said earlier, pdrugs do help millions of people. I know that they have helped me. I no longer have panic attacks; I no longer have uncomfortable racing thoughts. My moods do not yoyo so extremely or eratically as before. I do not spend an entire Saturday afternoon in my bed, staring at the ceiling, waiting for time to pass by. But I stopped taking my first pdrug days after starting because of bad side effects. I then worked with my doc to find the right drugs and the right doses for me. Finding a good doc that worked with me and did not treat me like a basket case was so important.
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