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Oct 28, 2019, 10:22 PM
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Member Since: Jul 2019
Location: Downtown Vibes, California
Posts: 15,701
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Originally Posted by fern46
I agree about interference, but we lack balance here as a whole. You make several great points.
I think the psychiatrist in the video says it all. These drugs are an important tool and they have their place. However, doctors are given very little information as to how patients should be treated properly. They are leaving patients on these meds for way too long and they are creating dependence issues. Also, doctors don't always know the right way to wean people off and just how severe the withdrawal symptoms are.
At the end of the day it is on us to come together as a community and help each other. It is on us to do the research. Unfortunately, we can not rely solely on professionals to know what is best. That was the essence of Lisa Ling's message to her viewers and I think it is spot on.
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Well put, and I agree with you. The obstacle is finding a doctor who admits to not knowing what is best. I've never met one in my life - most definitely not any psychiatrist I've been the patient of. If I dare to challenge their knowledge all I ever hear back is that I'm not being "compliant." My current pdoc ( about 3 years) listens to my ideas and suggestions - to a point. But she has seriously gone off on me when I changed dosage without consulting her (even when I was having a truly bad reaction and she was not available).
So, that's the issue as I see it. Tell your pdoc you have better knowledge of anything relating to medicine than they do and you're asking for trouble. Personally, I feel completely overpowered.
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