Comments on: We’re in the dark ages of psychiatric medicine. http://www.boojit.com/2006/05/31/were-in-the-dark-ages-of-psychiatric-medicine/ Don't fear god, don't worry about death; what's good is easy to get, and what's terrible is easy to endure. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:17:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: boojit » Blog Archive » Taking antidepressants? Read this essay. http://www.boojit.com/2006/05/31/were-in-the-dark-ages-of-psychiatric-medicine/#comment-1442 Fri, 08 Sep 2006 18:40:21 +0000 http://www.boojit.com/2006/05/31/were-in-the-dark-ages-of-psychiatric-medicine/#comment-1442 an update to this post, published September 2006 an update to this post, published September 2006

]]> by: Boojit Bejeesus, Amen « Writhe Safely http://www.boojit.com/2006/05/31/were-in-the-dark-ages-of-psychiatric-medicine/#comment-1417 Sun, 03 Sep 2006 06:17:15 +0000 http://www.boojit.com/2006/05/31/were-in-the-dark-ages-of-psychiatric-medicine/#comment-1417 [...] Now, this cat delivers the goods. Found via Psychwatch and not a minute too soon as I need something to counter recent doubts about netsurfing as a defensible use of my time. The face page includes things I’m normally not intersted in; cycling, dog-blogging, an open letter up to religious nutjobs, a restaurant review involving potatos, smackdown of an Indian comic, and yes, another take on Larkin’s famous This Be the Verse (They fuck you up, your mum and dad) but you know what it’s about, it’s all about the tone, the delight and enthusiasm, clearly this chap is having a ball with his essays. His poke at psychiatry mixes knowledge, wit and the cheerful-nihilism-of-it-all with such dark/light symmetry, I’ve no choice but to do duplicate in its entirety, for your enjoyment: [...] […] Now, this cat delivers the goods. Found via Psychwatch and not a minute too soon as I need something to counter recent doubts about netsurfing as a defensible use of my time. The face page includes things I’m normally not intersted in; cycling, dog-blogging, an open letter up to religious nutjobs, a restaurant review involving potatos, smackdown of an Indian comic, and yes, another take on Larkin’s famous This Be the Verse (They fuck you up, your mum and dad) but you know what it’s about, it’s all about the tone, the delight and enthusiasm, clearly this chap is having a ball with his essays. His poke at psychiatry mixes knowledge, wit and the cheerful-nihilism-of-it-all with such dark/light symmetry, I’ve no choice but to do duplicate in its entirety, for your enjoyment: […]

]]> by: flawedplan http://www.boojit.com/2006/05/31/were-in-the-dark-ages-of-psychiatric-medicine/#comment-1416 Sun, 03 Sep 2006 03:26:00 +0000 http://www.boojit.com/2006/05/31/were-in-the-dark-ages-of-psychiatric-medicine/#comment-1416 This is a classic! Hats off and more please. This is a classic! Hats off and more please.

]]> by: dancing fool http://www.boojit.com/2006/05/31/were-in-the-dark-ages-of-psychiatric-medicine/#comment-893 Thu, 17 Aug 2006 14:51:03 +0000 http://www.boojit.com/2006/05/31/were-in-the-dark-ages-of-psychiatric-medicine/#comment-893 I see what you mean and I agree. Consider that we are in the dark ages for most diseases and that treatment side effects are highlighted mainly once we have some experience or alternatives ... example: in the early days of HIV people were dying left right and center. Nobody gave a damn about side effects because of the obvious and immediate need. Nowadays, with HIV not being the death sentence it once was (for non-Africans, that is), the average patient and/or doctor will choose mainly with the side effects in mind. After all, these are meds you have to take on a daily basis, pretty much like antidepressants. One thing that worries me more about antidepressants than any other drug is that they are so attractive for the pharma industry: possibility to get a prescription drug on the market that patients may take for the rest of their life (and not necessarily at the end of it) howl howl I see what you mean and I agree. Consider that we are in the dark ages for most diseases and that treatment side effects are highlighted mainly once we have some experience or alternatives … example: in the early days of HIV people were dying left right and center. Nobody gave a damn about side effects because of the obvious and immediate need. Nowadays, with HIV not being the death sentence it once was (for non-Africans, that is), the average patient and/or doctor will choose mainly with the side effects in mind. After all, these are meds you have to take on a daily basis, pretty much like antidepressants.

One thing that worries me more about antidepressants than any other drug is that they are so attractive for the pharma industry: possibility to get a prescription drug on the market that patients may take for the rest of their life (and not necessarily at the end of it)

howl howl

]]> by: k00k http://www.boojit.com/2006/05/31/were-in-the-dark-ages-of-psychiatric-medicine/#comment-680 Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:19:43 +0000 http://www.boojit.com/2006/05/31/were-in-the-dark-ages-of-psychiatric-medicine/#comment-680 Are you sure you wouldn't just like to sell booj some cialis or something, sickmid? Perhaps a nice herbal viagra tonic to wash it down? Are you sure you wouldn’t just like to sell booj some cialis or something, sickmid? Perhaps a nice herbal viagra tonic to wash it down?

]]> by: Sickmind Fraud http://www.boojit.com/2006/05/31/were-in-the-dark-ages-of-psychiatric-medicine/#comment-230 Thu, 08 Jun 2006 04:27:15 +0000 http://www.boojit.com/2006/05/31/were-in-the-dark-ages-of-psychiatric-medicine/#comment-230 liked the post. You might find more info to bolster your viewpoint at my psychwatch blog at http://psychwatch.blogspot.com liked the post.

You might find more info to bolster your viewpoint at my psychwatch blog at http://psychwatch.blogspot.com

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