Posted by djmmm on January 27, 2007, at 7:28:34
In reply to Re: The elusive 'Magic Pill', posted by Meri-Tuuli on January 27, 2007, at 3:26:46
> Hey!
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> > I think meds are the short-term answer (and maybe long-term, for me), but therapy and changing your thought patterns is the long-term approach. Could I be wrong?
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> No, I don't think so. I agree with you 100%.
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> Although its not a popular sentiment here on p=babble. I guess people just want to believe that there really is a 'magic pill' out there for them.
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> Some types of depression/anxiety are purely biological of course, and there's probably a whole spectrum of 'types' of depression/anxiety, but I do think that most bog standard types of depression/anxiety fit exactly into what you are describing.
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> One thing I do find slightly bewildering is when people continually try to find a pill that will work for them - I wonder when/if it will occur to them that their problems might not ever be cured by a pill and that a different approach may be needed, eg therapy etc.
> Kind regards
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> Meri
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>We have all been manipulated by the major drug companies-- through various commercials/advertisements. They have over simplified mental illness, and as a result we EXPECT simple, fast results.
We assume that there is a "magic pill" because we are consistantly force fed info that the next "new" hyped drug IS (ie reboxetine, and more recently, emsam).
Maybe the key to finding the "magic pill" is lowering our expectations. The simple fact is, medication is intended to either mask, or stop the symptoms of depression/anxiety. I think the magic pill is YOU.
I compare antidepressant treatment to treating a cold with cold medication-- pseudofed will stop your sinus congestion, but it wont kill the virus causing the infection-- Antidepressants may make you not depressed, but If you never address the cause of your depression, you never find the cure.
(note: So far I think the only REAL magic pill is Inderal, for PTSD-- since it stops the stress response, and the resulting memorable experience alltogether-- both preventing and correcting post traumatic stress.)
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