tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post8300182611963241045..comments2024-03-14T23:52:09.893-07:00Comments on The Neurocritic: Pharmacological Misinformation Foisted on Unsuspecting PublicThe Neurocritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08010555869208208621noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-15380001106108584482012-06-25T19:25:07.644-07:002012-06-25T19:25:07.644-07:00Just like Vietnam, except now the soldiers pay the...Just like Vietnam, except now the soldiers pay the corps for the dope, and it comes in little pills. Trust me, especially these newer, modern psychoactive drugs are whack. Their mechanism of action is not even known, so it is no surprise new side effects are found years later. Oops, that drug caused kids to kill themselves. Sorry about that ;o. I do not know if ALL psychiatrists are on the payroll or what, but ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-68072272068572414832011-06-15T22:11:37.365-07:002011-06-15T22:11:37.365-07:00DJ, as someone who's struggled with mental hea...DJ, as someone who's struggled with mental health issues most of my life, I can only express what's worked for me. It hasn't been the multitude of drugs I've tried over the years. What's helped is therapy. Psychoanalysis, behavioral and cognitive therapies, etc. If your mind needs rewiring, a drug won't do it. You have to actually do the work. I can only speak for dealing with my own severe trauma and depression, but I've witnessed it work just as well with other mental disorders. The plus side is no nasty short term or long term unwanted effects.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-58214814417454438722011-04-04T03:51:49.567-07:002011-04-04T03:51:49.567-07:00I'm just wondering what these experts who'...I'm just wondering what these experts who've testified as to the risks associated with psychiatric drugs would recommend as an alternative? I agree that sending heavily-medicated troops into the field is a bad idea, but so is sending them out there with mental and emotional disorders.djhttp://www.neuropoly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-27847143183680966342011-03-30T19:22:04.769-07:002011-03-30T19:22:04.769-07:00Allison - I have no way to contact you without an ...Allison - I have no way to contact you without an e-mail address.The Neurocritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08010555869208208621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-87607370752608388832011-03-29T15:48:48.875-07:002011-03-29T15:48:48.875-07:00Sorry to leave an unrelated comment, but I couldn&...Sorry to leave an unrelated comment, but I couldn't find any contact information for you on the site. I'm wondering if you accept guest posts. Please drop me an e-mail.<br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br />AllieAllisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17210542064568493640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-42442042909516943672011-03-28T16:04:37.903-07:002011-03-28T16:04:37.903-07:00Another dirty secret about Seroquel off-label use ...Another dirty secret about Seroquel off-label use is that it's being prescribed to treat OCD. These new drug's interactions with people's respective genomes are often not understood well enough to consider them as safe as older drugs. Did they mention the permanent facial tic that might develop?<br /><br />Diazepam, well, that's been around forever so there's fewer surprises. I agree that the mood disorders with these drugs can be a problem, especially if the troops are drinking as well. But what are they supposed to do, drink tea??Emmyhttp://emmiscafe.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-41012074687763064812011-03-27T12:53:43.724-07:002011-03-27T12:53:43.724-07:00Anonymous March 27, 2011 12:21 PM
About #5: Then ...Anonymous March 27, 2011 12:21 PM<br /><br />About #5: Then why single out bupropion for causing <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akathisia" rel="nofollow">akathisia</a> nee Parkinson's, when in fact the <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21406165" rel="nofollow">Stahl & Lonnen abstract</a> says it's SSRIs (and antipsychotics) that can cause akathisia?The Neurocritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08010555869208208621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-31346562589647440532011-03-27T12:32:57.510-07:002011-03-27T12:32:57.510-07:00About #1:
"1. Valium (diazepam) and Xanax (...About #1: <br /><br />"1. Valium (diazepam) and Xanax (alprazolam) are NOT used to treat depression."<br /><br />Perhaps if you change the wording to match reality -- (SHOULD NOT be) -- things will make more sense.<br /><br />Valium and Xanax are certainly used by people who can get their hands on them, as 'treatments' for depression.<br /><br />And who knows what sorts of mis-precribing may be happening outside the U.S., in or near battle zones?<br /><br />What they are doing is a mistake, but they probably don't know any better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-37608543225850979932011-03-27T12:21:53.939-07:002011-03-27T12:21:53.939-07:00Let's work backward.
#5 - if you use the word...Let's work backward.<br /><br />#5 - if you use the word "akathisia" instead of classic Parkinson's, then it does happen and therefore makes sense.<br /><br />See, for example, CNS Spectr. 2011 Jan 15. pii: Stahl. The Mechanism of Drug-induced Akathsia. Stahl SM, Lonnen AJ.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-15382973211510867712011-03-27T08:31:56.125-07:002011-03-27T08:31:56.125-07:00I agree with you that medicating and sending troop...I agree with you that medicating and sending troops back to the front isn't a good idea, and didn't mean to suggest otherwise. I actually agreed with Breggin on this issue. I also think that one doesn't have to resort to scientifically unsound scare tactics about psychiatric drugs to make this point.The Neurocritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08010555869208208621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-31180126477773587962011-03-27T08:02:39.952-07:002011-03-27T08:02:39.952-07:00But surely and although what you say is right (dis...But surely and although what you say is right (distorted information concerning side effects) wouldn't you say that the use of polypharmacy in military men (and women) is an experssion of the medicalization/psychiatrization of American society? W.H. Rivers would have a field-day with the finding that instead of prescribing psychotherapy to his patients, the best thing is to load them with medication and send them back to the front!CCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118610521155044487noreply@blogger.com