Posted by bretbe on April 10, 2003, at 13:24:29
In reply to Re: Correction: my worst DEPRESSION is anxiety-dri » bretbe, posted by Viridis on April 7, 2003, at 23:22:09
Thanks for the info. Yeah, your GP is at least very ignorant. Intersting that said it's "psychological"...well, yeah, duh, it's all psychological in the sense that it has do do with how one thinks and feels but there is a corresponsing physiological functioning that occurs in the brain during different psychological states. Kind of like commments...it's all in your head. Well yes, all human experiences is "in the head!". I know the reference was made more towards how to treat it (i.e., counseling versus meds) but it seems idiotic to think that any mental state, anxiety in this case, could not occur from a malfunctining organ, just as any other mental or phyisical illness. It just infuriates me when even people in the medical community have such ignorant beliefs.
Of course, counseling is effective for some people and some problems which, I suppose, is what makes prescribing difficult, e.g., is this the kind of problem that goes away with talk therapy or requires meds. Like you said..."chicken and egg"... subjective human experience can't be measured with the brain probe so no one can say which causes the other at any given time. Both CAN be the cause. Okay, I know you know this...just venting.
Anyway, interesting stuff about the Adderall. I know other narcotics have AD effects too, even morphine, but of course lots of legal issues and issues of abuse potential. Still, when someone is really suffering, why not throw everything we have, at least temporarily. Health care docs are usually is so into pain management but they seem to approach mental pain as not as "painful" as "real" pain. Ironic that all pain is just a fabrication of the brain anyway...it just depends where the stimulus is coming from (e.g., receptor sites in leg sending signal to brain to create pain, or emotional centers of brain malfunctioning and causing pain. Okay, get off soap-box again.
Anyway, interesting to hear others have similar symptoms. Typical AD's have been horrible for me so anti-anxiety meds have been best
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