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[anthony]

Honestly, I think being on the medication hampered my recovery rather than helped it.

Its the same thing I hear from people in active therapy who believe marijuana is helping them... to when they stop it and try without it, to suddenly find how much it was hindering their recovery. Without it they started taking leaps and bounds in therapy and their own self help journeys.

Things have a time and place, no doubt about it... but longevity use is abuse IMO vs helping cope to work on the problems then getting third party crap out of your life.

 

[EveHarrington]

Scary, though, when you see the current Mary Jane push.

I don't doubt that it can help, but when taken too far-------I mean it's not like the stoner stereotype is a complete fallacy. :-/

 

[Ice_Fire]

but longevity use is abuse IMO vs helping cope to work on the problems then getting third party crap out of your life.

I agree with this 100%. I was on them for far too long. Perhaps most shockingly was that my GP more or less said that being on medication boosted my chances of getting extra coursework time and exam allowances at uni because it was concrete "proof" that I have a mental health problem. As it turns out it makes no difference at all; I've been off them a while and my status regarding uni hasn't changed. I can honestly say that my work in therapy has improved and I've been able to implement the CBT techniques far more effectively now I'm not simply flatlined/numbed out by the medication, because that's all they did really, they dulled everything, not just the depression.

 

[void]

I'm glad I live in Australia, to be honest. These are the exact questions you go through at a doctors appoi...

@anthony

Here the GP sits down with pen poised above the script and says "How can I help you?"

aka "What can I prescribe today?"

My friend(a GP) is ALLOWED 4 minutes per patient!

Yes, FOUR minutes.

 

[joeylittle]

My friend(a GP) is ALLOWED 4 minutes per patient!

This is unfortunately true for some practitioners. It's not true if all in the US.

Believe me, I think our system is more broken than not - but there are still ethical, responsible doctors in existence in America. They aren't easy to find, but are worth their weight in gold.