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Originally Posted by ottopilot
I agree with you. Sorry that didn't come across in my post. Like over-prescription of Prozac because you aren't popular or overweight, there is a great deal of over-medicating our children for a variety of reasons. I resisted medications and still prefer not to go that way. But I'm afraid we've become a quick-fix and medicated society, and are often impatient to get at the root cause of things (like the stimulus ... sorry). When meds work, it can be a blessing.
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I got that you were agreeing with me. And yes the Rx industry has done a fine job pushing all kinds of medications. Got a problem? Pop a pill!
Maybe a little Progenitorivox will make you feel better about the stimulus plans (or we could just save that discussion for other more appropriate threads.)
I all seriousness many people are helped greatly, like yourself, by medication. Which of course is good.
Sadly all too often it becomes the norm to just throw medication at problems. Dr's end up treating symptoms rather the root causes. I had an injury several years back which resulted in some fairly serious nerve damage. I went to one "specialist" after another. seemed none had a solution to my issue but each had another medication for me. At one point I was taking nearly 10 different medications. I got up one morning and looked in the medicine cabinet and thought- "This is nuts. I'm taking some medications to deal with the side effects of other medications. Hell I'm taking one med that deals with the side effects of another med which I'm solely taking to deal with the side effects of yet another." I got on-line and started doing my own research. I ended up throwing away about half of what I was taking and over time I was able do away with all but two medications. In doing research it turns out some of the stuff I was taking was "off label" and in one case there was a lawsuit ongoing for that off label use.
It's easy to do. You take the word of your Dr. He tells you you need this, you go the the pharmacy and they double check so the meds don't have hazardous interactions. Must be right, all these people in white coats seem to agree this is the way to deal with this problem.
Sometimes I worry all this over prescribed medicating is going to lead to some people not being prescribed meds they in fact need. But since there's money to be made I'm not too worried.
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Originally Posted by Crack
I just thought the cartoon was sad and tragic.
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It is sad and tragic, photo shopped, but still sad and tragic.
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Originally Posted by World's King
I like jelly beans...
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Fuck jelly beans.