Posted by Lou Pilder on January 5, 2011, at 7:07:57
In reply to Re: Lou's request-edu73bMth, posted by pigglet on January 3, 2011, at 12:08:45
> Thank you all for your replies. I definitely will talk to my doctor about my medication. However, Lou especially, I am bipolar and have frequent extreme episodes. I've been thinking about this and believe that even if it shortens my life or could cause death, that taking my meds and being happy and stable are more important.
pigglet,
You wrote,[...Thank you..your replies...will talk to my doctor...could cause death..taking (drugs) and being happy and stable are more important...]
The historical record shows that mankind has sought to take drugs to be happy for thousands of years. But the historical record also records the disasterous consequences that could happen to the drug taker seeking to have their mind alterd by chemicals in order to find happiness.
This forum is for education and my goal here to to offer education so that one can make a more informed decision as to take drugs or not in order to be happy. One of the aspects of taking psychotropic drugs is that they can be addictive and dangerous. They could cause a person to go into a mind-alterd state to want to kill themselves and/or others. The drugs can become addictive to the point that trying to get off the drug could be more dangerous than being on the drug. But there becomes a point where by being on the drug, particular adverse reactions can happen from the drug itself. And there are drugs that while the person is taking them, withdrawal symptoms can happen even though the drug is not stopped.
So how long can a person have happiness, if they think that a drug induced state of mind is happinesss, while they are taking the drug? What is at the end of the road for the people taking addictive drugs? Will they be happy when they find themselves faced with the effects of the long-term use of the drug or that they need to get off the drug and there then becomes the withdrawal syndrome?
I am requesting that people who want education concerning addictive psychotropic drugs to see the education depicted in the following video. I am also requesting that if possible for those seeing a psychiatrist that is prescribing mind-altering drugs to them to see if you can watch the following video together. I think that any discussion then that could follow between you could offer more information to have you make a more informed decision as to if you want to take the risk of addiction and the long-term effects of the drugs that could have the potential to cause a life-ruining condition or death.
Lou
to see this video,
A. Bring up Google
B. Type in;
[youtube, add and adhd drugs are dangerous and addictive]
There is a picture and it is 15 min on Nov 2010
poster:Lou Pilder
thread:975462
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20101231/msgs/975878.html