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<blockquote data-quote="gman4691" data-source="post: 1825842" data-attributes="member: 43107"><p>Agreed...too many people are taking too many meds these days. We seem to have gotten away from coping with the realities of life and instead turning to prescription meds. And too many people have outsourced parenting to prescription meds and electronic devices...makes for a nasty little recipe. Some people have a bonafide need for anti-depressants, etc. The problem is that while the meds may lessen the effects of depression, they also lessen the effects of joy which places the patient in a kind of emotional limbo. Taking these meds to deal with just plain, old day to day reality is not a good plan.</p><p></p><p>Personally, I don't think we should allow prescription meds to be advertised on mass media. I've seen too many people self-diagnose and then go from doctor to doctor until they find one that will write them a prescription for something they saw on TV or the internet. Prescription meds have their place but it seems to me there are way too many people taking them. And I'm sure there would be some adverse effects to quitting them cold turkey like what you described above. My advice would be for folks to start slowly "weaning" themselves off of it if at all possible. Some long term meds are required for folks with things like high blood pressure, etc. But most meds should be temporary - just take it until the ailment is cured. If it isn't curing the ailment but simply suppressing the symptoms, it's probably not a good idea to take it because the problem will remain and thus the continued need for the symptom suppressing meds. It is understood that some ailments require meds for the long term but far too many people are on far too many meds these days...imho.</p><p></p><p>And I think a lot of these active shooter situations (maybe most) involved some kind of anti-depressant or something similar. But that data seldom, if ever, gets released. There's is a reason big pharma only pays an income tax rate of about 20%...campagn contributions and advertising dollars. Media and politicians know better than to bite the hand that feeds them. Then leave the rest of us to deal with the fallout. Sad state of affairs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gman4691, post: 1825842, member: 43107"] Agreed...too many people are taking too many meds these days. We seem to have gotten away from coping with the realities of life and instead turning to prescription meds. And too many people have outsourced parenting to prescription meds and electronic devices...makes for a nasty little recipe. Some people have a bonafide need for anti-depressants, etc. The problem is that while the meds may lessen the effects of depression, they also lessen the effects of joy which places the patient in a kind of emotional limbo. Taking these meds to deal with just plain, old day to day reality is not a good plan. Personally, I don't think we should allow prescription meds to be advertised on mass media. I've seen too many people self-diagnose and then go from doctor to doctor until they find one that will write them a prescription for something they saw on TV or the internet. Prescription meds have their place but it seems to me there are way too many people taking them. And I'm sure there would be some adverse effects to quitting them cold turkey like what you described above. My advice would be for folks to start slowly "weaning" themselves off of it if at all possible. Some long term meds are required for folks with things like high blood pressure, etc. But most meds should be temporary - just take it until the ailment is cured. If it isn't curing the ailment but simply suppressing the symptoms, it's probably not a good idea to take it because the problem will remain and thus the continued need for the symptom suppressing meds. It is understood that some ailments require meds for the long term but far too many people are on far too many meds these days...imho. And I think a lot of these active shooter situations (maybe most) involved some kind of anti-depressant or something similar. But that data seldom, if ever, gets released. There's is a reason big pharma only pays an income tax rate of about 20%...campagn contributions and advertising dollars. Media and politicians know better than to bite the hand that feeds them. Then leave the rest of us to deal with the fallout. Sad state of affairs. [/QUOTE]
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