Posted by rjk on July 25, 2002, at 0:19:41
In reply to Re: I'll tell you what happened, posted by Mireille on July 24, 2002, at 18:46:23
> > > Why? What happened?
> > I was advised to take a combination of ADs (remeron + effexor) that has done me a great deal of harm. I was diagnosed as "treatment resistant", which I wasn't and when I told the psych who advised me to take them that I was having problems, he wrote to me and told me to increase the dose. There are other issues as well, but that idiot has wrecked my life.
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> Perfect example of what I said earlier - NO ONE KNOWS ENOUGH ABOUT THESE DRUGS TO BE CONSTANTLY PRESCRIBING THEM TO US ALL!!! All they know is: in some cases, they work. Why? Will we ever know? Not until more thorough research is done!
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> Ok, ok, you are going to say that if someone is about to commit suicide and the drugs save them...well, then they're ok. But why are we all prescribed drugs like candy, given out samples at physician's offices, not helped into dealing with our problems through therapy? WE ARE THE GUINEA PIGS OF THE NEW PSYCHO DRUG GENERATION!!!
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> I'm not sure if you should sue your psych personally, just because if you are having depression, etc. already, don't rock the boat with a lawsuit per others' advice. Also, yes, suing has become commonplace in our society. Still - someone should be held accountable for the fact that we are being fed drugs whose effects no one is very sure of - especially in the long term - and I say fed, because when you go into the doctor's office they will seriously hand them out to you...
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> Stepping off my soap box now...
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> Mireille
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Thanks for your comments. What also really annoys me is the fact that since taking that combo I was prescribed 10 different meds before doctors realised that there might be a problem.Richard
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