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travelbug · January 7th, 2006, 06:04 PM

I have had depression as well, but I can't take anything like Paxil or Wellbutrin because it makes me sick as a dog. I TOLD my GP that and she STILL prescribed Effexor for me, telling me it was different. Guess what? After 1 day on the drug I was a zombie.

I just don't buy this "chemical imbalance" horseshit? OK, so where's the test for it? Oh, there's not one!? You mean that millions of people are being treated with drugs that permanently alter their brain chemistry based on a theory?

I know that antidepressants help a lot of people, I don't deny that, I'm not a Tom Cruise. I just think that they should only be prescribed by qualified mental health specialists, not your everyday GP who listens to people talk about how down they are for *maybe* 5 minutes and then decides to prescribe a serious drug based on a theory that they have a chemical imbalance. I had to hospitalize my mom because she had adverse reactions to the antidepressant cocktails her GP prescribed. Oh, that didn't work? Try this one. Oh, that didn't work? Try this one. When I found her she was 98 lb. and hadn't slept in God knows how long.

The drug companies tell you these drugs aren't addictive, that's bullshit too. Do an internet search and you will find thousands of people who cannot wean from them.

January 7th, 2006, 06:04 PM	#15 (permalink)
travelbug Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3,150	Re: Here's a new one: Doctors with ethics. I have had depression as well, but I can't take anything like Paxil or Wellbutrin because it makes me sick as a dog. I TOLD my GP that and she STILL prescribed Effexor for me, telling me it was different. Guess what? After 1 day on the drug I was a zombie. I just don't buy this "chemical imbalance" horseshit? OK, so where's the test for it? Oh, there's not one!? You mean that millions of people are being treated with drugs that permanently alter their brain chemistry based on a theory? I know that antidepressants help a lot of people, I don't deny that, I'm not a Tom Cruise. I just think that they should only be prescribed by qualified mental health specialists, not your everyday GP who listens to people talk about how down they are for maybe 5 minutes and then decides to prescribe a serious drug based on a theory that they have a chemical imbalance. I had to hospitalize my mom because she had adverse reactions to the antidepressant cocktails her GP prescribed. Oh, that didn't work? Try this one. Oh, that didn't work? Try this one. When I found her she was 98 lb. and hadn't slept in God knows how long. The drug companies tell you these drugs aren't addictive, that's bullshit too. Do an internet search and you will find thousands of people who cannot wean from them.