Posted by Christ_empowered on December 24, 2014, at 9:24:29
In reply to Re: ssri's-serotonin only » Phillipa, posted by SLS on December 24, 2014, at 0:32:13
I don't know if I'd call it a "conspiracy," BUT...
...as soon as the atypicals came out, shrinks started being brutally honest about the problems with the conventional drugs, maybe even exaggerrating (then again, with old school, heavy handed dosing, those can be horrid drugs).
As soon as the ADs caught on for anxiety and OCD, shrinks started demonizing the benzos, at least for a while.
I think all psych drugs have the potential to cause serious problems, especially with long term, high dose use and/or in cocktails. That's the nature of the beast...you're altering brain chemistry by artifical means.
When drugs are on patent, there seems to be some kind of shield of invincibility that protects them from too much scrutiny. Soon as the drug (and others in its class) are available in generic and new options come out, suddenly...
...scrutiny. For instance, the SSRI drugs are available in generic. Newer drugs aren't. Suddenly, docs are being open about apathy and sexual dysfunction and weight issues. Wellbutrin wasn't popular in the US for a while, largely because of messed up dosing early on that led to some seizures and the unique mechanism of action. Now, the SSRI drugs are old hat and there are patent-protected forms of wellbutrin, and the serotonin model of depression isn't necessarily the dominant paradigm, and...
...wellbutrin is surprisingly popular.
I think psychiatry is particular influenced by money, social factors, and dogma.
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