this could be a controversial thing to do and lots of people may not agree, but i think that banning peoples lists of medications that they are on/have been prescribed should be implemented. this has been discussed in the thread "atmosphere about mental health" in this forum and i figured i could bring the suggestion here?
i find that discussing meds leads to compeditiveness (sp?) and can be detrimental to peoples recovery. for example: someone has been prescribed pill x and posts a thread asking for peoples experiences on the drug. the responses generally follow with unhelpful comments listing the side effects and lots of negative experiences. different drugs have been made for a reason, because the same one doesnt work for everyone thats why it is trial and error. it is up to the user to find out if it works for them. if they read negative posts about it or even positive, this can lead to the OP questioning why it doesnt/does work for them and not others.
lots of the side effects posted about it e.g "my fingers are numb.. has anyone else experienced this with pill x" is an issue to be dicussed with your doctor/psych.
i hope i havnt offended anyone.. it is merely a suggestion. also i hope it makes sense as my rants generally make little sense.
Last edited by -Rainbow- : 13-02-2010 at 04:20 AM.
Reason: added a little bit
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