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Been thinking about genetics a lot lately...so is it nature or nurture?
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 535444" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I am actually appalled at how quickly some psychiatrists or tdocs (who aren't even supposed to diagnose) drum up a disorder. "I saw him one hour and didn't test at all and he has ODD and ADHD." Um, really? Then, of course, out comes the prescription pad and an iffy diagnosis gets medicated with iffy medications. </p><p></p><p>I've been in the psychiatric system since I was 23 and had my first hospitalization for suicidal depression while pregnant. I have seen A LOT of growth and more understanding of different issues, BUT I still see the psychiatrists hurry with the diagnosis. and prescribe medications way too fast...sort of like throwing everything at the patient to see if anything sticks. I am appalled, especially with kids who are on five medications, to try to address every single symptom. Too many medications rarely work and can make one feel even worse...I do believe some people kill themselves because they'd rather die than be a zombie all their lives. I don't think doctors really understand that medications should be given CAREFULLY and with as few as necessary. They also don't tend to take our complaints about side effects seriously. Often, their answer is, "The dose is too low." HUH? Ever try lowering the dose or admitting the medication isn't working?</p><p></p><p>I realize this is off topic, but, having been a psychiatric patient from age 23 to now (58 1/2) I wanted to chime in on what I've seen. And experienced. The mental health system needs A LOT of work, even though they are better than when I first started out. There is still a lot that they don't know. Yet many psychiatrists, sadly, are arrogant and will not admit that they haven't a clue what is really going on. I am so tired of the overmedicating. One day I'll write my Lithium story. It almost killed me in two ways...the dose was toxic (and the doctor wouldn't believe that the lithium was causing me to feel dreamlike and unreal AND the feeling of being in a dream was intolerable so I wanted to just die and stop feeling so bad). This was all due to a psychiatrist's stubborn refusal to believe that the Lithium was causing the problem and he kept upping the dose. It is a rather long and frightening story. I took a whole bottle of Valium to try to kill myself over this incident.</p><p></p><p>There is A LOT of this doctor in many psychiatrists. And they scare the bejeezus out of me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 535444, member: 1550"] I am actually appalled at how quickly some psychiatrists or tdocs (who aren't even supposed to diagnose) drum up a disorder. "I saw him one hour and didn't test at all and he has ODD and ADHD." Um, really? Then, of course, out comes the prescription pad and an iffy diagnosis gets medicated with iffy medications. I've been in the psychiatric system since I was 23 and had my first hospitalization for suicidal depression while pregnant. I have seen A LOT of growth and more understanding of different issues, BUT I still see the psychiatrists hurry with the diagnosis. and prescribe medications way too fast...sort of like throwing everything at the patient to see if anything sticks. I am appalled, especially with kids who are on five medications, to try to address every single symptom. Too many medications rarely work and can make one feel even worse...I do believe some people kill themselves because they'd rather die than be a zombie all their lives. I don't think doctors really understand that medications should be given CAREFULLY and with as few as necessary. They also don't tend to take our complaints about side effects seriously. Often, their answer is, "The dose is too low." HUH? Ever try lowering the dose or admitting the medication isn't working? I realize this is off topic, but, having been a psychiatric patient from age 23 to now (58 1/2) I wanted to chime in on what I've seen. And experienced. The mental health system needs A LOT of work, even though they are better than when I first started out. There is still a lot that they don't know. Yet many psychiatrists, sadly, are arrogant and will not admit that they haven't a clue what is really going on. I am so tired of the overmedicating. One day I'll write my Lithium story. It almost killed me in two ways...the dose was toxic (and the doctor wouldn't believe that the lithium was causing me to feel dreamlike and unreal AND the feeling of being in a dream was intolerable so I wanted to just die and stop feeling so bad). This was all due to a psychiatrist's stubborn refusal to believe that the Lithium was causing the problem and he kept upping the dose. It is a rather long and frightening story. I took a whole bottle of Valium to try to kill myself over this incident. There is A LOT of this doctor in many psychiatrists. And they scare the bejeezus out of me. [/QUOTE]
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