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Steel Maiden · 10-02-2012, 07:47 AM

See it this way. Physical health illnesses have underlying reasons (for example hyperthyroidism could be due to an autoimmune condition), but people still take meds for their physical conditions because it helps them function, or even, it helps them stay alive.

I don't see how it should be any different for mental health conditions - we often need meds to keep up functioning. In fact, olanzapine literally saved my life (I was suicidal due to delusions).

10-02-2012, 07:47 AM	#7
Steel Maiden There is no place like 127.0.0.1 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: London	See it this way. Physical health illnesses have underlying reasons (for example hyperthyroidism could be due to an autoimmune condition), but people still take meds for their physical conditions because it helps them function, or even, it helps them stay alive. I don't see how it should be any different for mental health conditions - we often need meds to keep up functioning. In fact, olanzapine literally saved my life (I was suicidal due to delusions).
	PM me if you want a PDF copy of the ICD-10 or the Mental Health Act 1983/2007. I ALSO HAVE THE DSM-V BOOK and am a pharmacology student. I have a visual impairment / neurological problems so I need people to type in clear text and no funny fonts. Also excuse any typos, my vision blocks things out. I have autism and have problems communicating, PMs included. Just becasue I type well doesn't mean I speak well. I am only part time verbal.