Tired of rigidity, propaganda, and silence!

Hello, friends. I am fed up to here with pro-medication propaganda and people who promote it! I am tired of other people's unwillingness to accept people saying that they're using alternatives for their condition, and they're OK. The B/S and propaganda is so ingrained into the American mental health system that even some mentally ill people are a part of the problem.

Some people are so ignorant, that they don't even know much about the myriad drugs they're taking!
To quote another user: "Dr knows best-Just do what they say." BULL-FEATHERS! Those docs are only people, they may know alot about some things, but many are jaded and don't truly care about people at all. 5 seconds- here's a prescription. And some act on personal or emotional concerns of their own. I once had a shrink tell me to respect his expertise after only spending 3 minutes with me every three months. Listen, smart-aleck, I know a lot more about my own condition than you do! Respect MY expertise!

A bipolar fellow and I were debating-he's vehemently pro-med and is going to go around spreading the foul propaganda. I told him, "I lead, not follow." I use alternatives, I only use meds if I'm having a really hard time. I don't think meds should be the first line of defense, but the last resort. Even face to face, open discussion about use of alternatives is not accepted. "Are you taking your meds?" No, and up yours, but I can't say that!

Damaged1 wrote: I only use meds if I'm having a really hard time.

This explains one way they pushed 24/7 medication for 'maintenance' instead of using it as needed.

The Latest Mania: Selling Bipolar Disorder http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/inf ... ed.0030185

Its like a bipolar med history report , how it all started...

Damaged1 wrote:The B/S and propaganda is so ingrained into the American mental health system that even some mentally ill people are a part of the problem.

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