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>Conventional psychiatric drugs and talk therapy are backed up by decades of robust scientific evidence. While it's true that there's plenty of evidence for 'c

>Conventional psychiatric drugs and talk therapy are backed up by decades of robust scientific evidence. While it's true that there's plenty of evidence for 'conventional' psychiatric treatment working, the problem is with how it works in practice. There are few real objective tests involved and patients are prescribed various drugs to try to see if some of them would help. I'm surprised psychiatrists don't have dartboards in their office to decide on what to use. Throwing in some antibiotics just on an off-chance seems like it would be a reasonable thing to try. Sure, there's a problem with antibiotic resistant bacteria, but this treatment doesn't have to be done immediately. If a patient has been prescribed various different meds for 6 months and none of them help, then why not try?

dsego 5y ago
> I'm surprised psychiatrists don't have dartboards in their office to decide on what to use. Who's ever had to deal with your run-of-the-mill psychiatrist knows this is true. They guess dosages, a dash of lexapro, a smidgeon of zyprexa, a pinch of xanax and let's see if the desired effects are there. Oh and remember that there's been no conclusive evidence about any permanent side effects like sexual dysfunction and penile atrophy /s. My father's psychiatrist even did a reset protocol, where she cut all medication for a few days and started over with new meds, she just didn't have a clue at what was happening.
- DantesKite 5y ago
  Most psychiatric drugs should be banned. They're far too dangerous and have destroyed many lives.
- Aerroon 5y ago
  >My father's psychiatrist even did a reset protocol, where she cut all medication for a few days and started over with new meds That can be quite brutal when it comes to some drugs like venlafaxine. The withdrawal symptoms from that are awful. Some psychiatrist don't seem to think that the meds they prescribe can have withdrawal symptoms when you stop.

dsego 5y ago

> I'm surprised psychiatrists don't have dartboards in their office to decide on what to use. Who's ever had to deal with your run-of-the-mill psychiatrist knows this is true. They guess dosages, a dash of lexapro, a smidgeon of zyprexa, a pinch of xanax and let's see if the desired effects are there. Oh and remember that there's been no conclusive evidence about any permanent side effects like sexual dysfunction and penile atrophy /s. My father's psychiatrist even did a reset protocol, where she cut all medication for a few days and started over with new meds, she just didn't have a clue at what was happening.

DantesKite 5y ago
Most psychiatric drugs should be banned. They're far too dangerous and have destroyed many lives.
Aerroon 5y ago
>My father's psychiatrist even did a reset protocol, where she cut all medication for a few days and started over with new meds That can be quite brutal when it comes to some drugs like venlafaxine. The withdrawal symptoms from that are awful. Some psychiatrist don't seem to think that the meds they prescribe can have withdrawal symptoms when you stop.