obliguh said:
I think medication should be given away heavily and freely: From classical to new anti-depressants, upper, downer, opiates - whatever it takes. The patient should be able to test what works for him.
Are you joking, or are you actually serious? In my mind there is so much wrong with your statement, it's quite shocking, although I know shouldn't be shocked.
I'm really not trying to be rude, so please forgive me if I come across that way!!! But, If you are actually serious, this is such an incredibly naive, and extremely destructive and dangerous way to address the situation. Do you realize how mentally, emotionally, and physically destructive these ''medications'' are? Among other research, I suggest you do some research into opiate addiction and the utterly destructive outcome of a 20 year legal opiate addiction, and how easy it is to get pulled into the addiction cycle. Look at methadone....My God, that drug is so horrendous, yet they give it away like candy. I have seen first hand what it can do to people. There is so much evidence, so many documentaries, so many destructive stories, that I'm not going to post any here, but request that you look into it a bit more. Peoples lives have been ruined through your line of thinking. So many people have died because of over medication. Research the dramatic increase in autism.
You line of thinking is a defeatist mentality. You are admitting defeat. These drugs are no solution.
Generally, The drugs make things worse, or at best allow the person to remain in the same state.
I do understand that there is a special time and place for medication, but there are soooooooooo many better ways to address the situation.
The body and mind were made so that they are constantly healing. All you have to do is give it what it needs. And what it doesn't need is prescription drugs....UNTIL the drugs have been introduced; then when the drugs are attempted to be taken away, all hell breaks loose.
I do realize that some people start off this life with more of a disadvantage, but in my mind it is wrong to just throw medication at nearly all of them. (Please note I am generalizing greatly) The effects of doing this on a large scale are becoming entirely clear. That coupled with all the synthetic cehmicals being created, the pollution, etc. The human genome is degrading, and some of the causes are the medications....So what happens when mommy has been eating mcdonalds, using chemical housecleaner, popping pills for 10 years because here doctor said that's what she needed, and her newborn baby is born with genetic defects? Well, they give the baby drugs, because in the doctors mind they have a legitimate excuse....Well, that baby grows up, needing more and more medications. One medication to stop certain symptoms, but that medication causes other symptoms, so they give the person more medication, which causes more symptoms, which they need to cover up with more medication...There are actually people that are taking 12+ medications, for absolutely no legitimate reason. Do you really think they live a fulfilling life? Do you really think it HAD to be that way?
All sorts of strange diseases and cancers are becoming increasingly prevalent. Humanity, but especially Americans have lost touch with reality, and throwing more pills at the situation will only continue to make this vicious cycle much worse. Eating healthy, learning how to think healthy/clearly, learning how to control emotions and desires, learning how to truly love and help one another and all the other life forms, will help dig us out of the pit that we are collectively making. Just wait, if things keep up the way they are, in a few generations it will be too late for most lineages....
Now there are a few scenarios where I could see admitting defeat and prescribing medication would be necessary...Let's say a single parent was delusional, suffering from violent outbursts, suicidal etc. I could understand how some anti-psychotic medication might be useful temporarily, but only so that the parent could keep going without doing harm to his/her children. But even then, the way to cure diseases is not through medication. Medication in the modern sense offers
no cure. I know there are other scenarios where medication is actually necessary, temporarily or even longer term, i just feel that currently nearly all of the time its prescribed, its the wrong thing to do...but we humans hate working hard now, or dealing with difficult situations...It's just so much easier to admit defeat and have our all knowing doctors (most of which have unsubstantial training in nutrition and health) prescribe us pills
Look into the various cultures that use food as medicine, and medicine as food. They are some of the most healthy people around, because they have learned how to work with the earth, not against it.
soulfood said:
I suppose I both agree and disagree to an extent, bu I'd rather pick the whole picture apart than screw it up and throw it in the bin.
^^^ You make a lot of valid points. I think we are probably more in agreement than disagreement. We could spend days picking the whole picture apart, but I doubt that would be too helpful, since you obviously have a very good grasp of what's going on. But I did have to respond to obliguhl's comments.
