Re: why are people against medication for mental health/psychological issues?
inspiron .. medication has bad bad side effects .. they can cause probelms that were never there to begin with( like ocd tndencies n physical probs likewid liver ) while only temporarily band aid fix on the probs they were taken for in the first place ..
Re: why are people against medication for mental health/psychological issues?
Because drugs treat symptoms, not the issues. We are not JUST physical beings with neurological connections and upset hormonal levels. There are triggering factors and to live life fully, one must learn to deal with those factors. Prescribing drugs for issues that one can learn to deal with better is stupid, in my opinion.
I am not as against prescribing drugs for more complex issues such as schizophrenia, bipolar etc. I named these disorders because I don't understand them properly. There maybe effective treatments for those too, I just don't know. Highly complex comorbid disorders could necessitate drugs too, but not JUST drugs.
But for things like anxiety and depression, it is mostly situational and has to do with one's ability to learn better skills and their perceptions. Much less would you find people with depression due to pure neurological/persistent hormonal issues. Also, the relapse rate with drugs is a 100% if the situational/personality factors are not taken care of/changed.
O man. I am annoyed by your thread. Here is a request, please do NOT push drugs on people who can do without them, who can learn to live better lives with skills, rather than dependency on drugs.
I agree with this.
OP, if you're going to be a doctor soon, I think you should already be aware of all the side effects of neurological drugs. Western allopathic medicine has mostly become just about treating the symptoms of any disease, both because the medical systems do not want to put in the time effort and also because patients just want a quick fix. This coupled with the fact that drug companies are some of the most profitable in the world and are notorious for pushing drugs for approval and playing down side effects. When it comes to neurological diseases especially, we should be extra cautious. It's also highly disturbing that we are medicating children for things like ADHD so much just because parents cannot cope.
Off this topic but still relavent, take for example the overuse of antibiotics which is causing so many problems now. In countries like the UK, doctor's don't prescribe them as readily as they did 20 years ago but in developing countries like Pakistan, it's way too prolific. What irks me most is that they are prescribed when they won't even work just because the doctor cannot be bothered (or to be more fair, don't have the time in the 10 minute slots) to investigate fully and it's WAY too common. I was given antibiotics for an infection and they did zilch, so I did my own investigation and asked for a specialist consult, turned out no amount of antiobiotics would have done me any good and I needed surgery. I'm certain had I not investigated, the GP would have kept pushing antibiotics because of her lack of knowledge in the area. Forward to more recently, to a different complaint, different doctor and very strong antibiotics that gave me uvula ulcers and oesophageal inflammation but otherwise did absolutely nothing for me. I know from reading around that in most cases the doctors will keep pushing these very strong antibiotics with some people taking them for a year with no improvement. This time I have decided to self treat with information I have found on the internet and in papers... it's all pretty simple stuff and natural with what I can tell, very high success. It screams that doctors just don't understand the cause so just try and cover up the symptoms with drugs as instructed. But if all a person has to do is take a certain dose of a vitamin or mineral daily to cure them, where are the drug companies going to make their profits?
Re: why are people against medication for mental health/psychological issues?
Cause' they make all the friends disappear!
Re: why are people against medication for mental health/psychological issues?
Going by the logic of side-effects and dependency, well, anything we ingest in our body has the potential to cause side effects and dependency. Take your favorite drug, caffiene. Everyone is in denial of the potential hazards and their addiction to it, yet everyone calls it amazing.
Flawed logic is flawed.
Re: why are people against medication for mental health/psychological issues?
^Uhm. The point is the extent of side effects and dependency. No one is in denial, you weigh everything up with its pros and cons. Very few people would have a coffee addiction to the extent that it is harmful for them.
The side effects of some of these drugs can be very harmful, more than the condition they are treating. Again, the real point is to help people to manage the condition if it can be or investigate more thoroughly the cause to treat that, rather than drug them up. But that requires time and effort from all parties.
Re: why are people against medication for mental health/psychological issues?
People with serious mental issues need this medication to survive, otherwise they look all controll on their lives. I know it has crazy side effects but atleast they're at ease.
Re: why are people against medication for mental health/psychological issues?
^Of course, I don't think the issue is with some of the more severe or serious conditions but the others, some of which have been mentioned in the thread. As I said, it's all about balancing the benefits with the negatives.
The problem is, not just with mental illness but with everything preventative medicine or a more holistic approach aren't really practised in western developed countries.