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Originally Posted by onionknight
But disdain for censorship in order to support your point aside, side effects aren't the only thing that can "go wrong" with meds. I lost a year and a half of my life (and counting) because antidepressants wrecked my brain (and losing your sense of self and direction when you are 22 and right out of college is devastating, let me tell you).
It's a reality that medication make some people worse and prevent them from recovering. If you truly care about the possibility of everyone leading their best life, you'd understand that. Also what side effects someone is willing to tolerate and to what extent is completely subjective. Everyone should have the chance to make their own trade offs.
Coercing someone by telling them "it isn't that bad" isn't consent, and it isn't going to lead to the therapeutic relationship that extends itself to healing. Sorry, not sorry. If you really want to help someone, you need to validate their fears and choices.
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What we on about hear, the thread was talking mainly start up side effects , you no the ones the disappear in time stick to the thread, You had a bad time on meds , why didn't you stop taking them. 1to 1 counselling may have been your best road. I wasn't the shrink that screwed you with wrong meds blaim them and your medical team, near everyone that want to try a med is scared. I am trying to put there mind at ease about start up effect , long team effects like yours and mine were cause but us and shrinks, we wasn't force fed meds so don't blaim everyone else if it goes pear shaped
