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unfortunately, there are some people who cannot function in the world without antipsychotics. a large number of people suffer from psychosis which in severe cas

unfortunately, there are some people who cannot function in the world without antipsychotics. a large number of people suffer from psychosis which in severe cases makes controlling their behavior, or even basic cause-and-effect thinking, impossible. the side effects of these drugs are terrible, but the alternative is worse. abusing these drugs as tools of control when they aren't needed is evil in itself. on top of that it's just going to give more credibility to the anti-psychiatry crusaders who want to give people suffering from psychosis the "freedom" to destroy their lives and minds.

grapist420 5y ago
I still argue that antipsychotics are generally overused and that many cases that require them are either currently perpetuated or were in the past caused by technological or societal conditions, regardless 20% in these nursing homes is dramatic vs the overall 1.6%, down to .5% among older people. https://sci-hub.se/downloads/2020-10-18/9d/dennis2020.pdf https://sci-hub.se/downloads/2020-10-18/9d/dennis2020.pdf
- tcj_phx 5y ago
  There are always causes behind the symptom of "psychosis". People commonly develop metabolic problems. My "crazy" friend was doing okay, back in July [ref: my comment history]. I watched her open a bottle of sugar free electrolyte drink concentrate and drink a serving. Over the course of the next hour she got paranoid and flipped on me, "DON'T FOLLOW ME, I DON'T KNOW YOU", and disappeared. Brains need glucose and fructose, b-vitamins, thyroid hormone, vitamin A, etc. Stressed brains use more glucose than brains at rest. Old people commonly lose their metabolisms. I think what I observed was the fake-sugar in the sugar-free drink causing insulin release -> low blood sugar. The normal response to low blood sugar is cortisol release, but people who have a tendency to psychotic disorders can't make cortisol. It was fascinating to watch & reconstruct. p.s. your sci-hub link is titled "Characteristics of U.S. adults taking prescription antipsychotic medications, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2013–2018"

grapist420 5y ago

I still argue that antipsychotics are generally overused and that many cases that require them are either currently perpetuated or were in the past caused by technological or societal conditions, regardless 20% in these nursing homes is dramatic vs the overall 1.6%, down to .5% among older people. https://sci-hub.se/downloads/2020-10-18/9d/dennis2020.pdf https://sci-hub.se/downloads/2020-10-18/9d/dennis2020.pdf

tcj_phx 5y ago
There are always causes behind the symptom of "psychosis". People commonly develop metabolic problems. My "crazy" friend was doing okay, back in July [ref: my comment history]. I watched her open a bottle of sugar free electrolyte drink concentrate and drink a serving. Over the course of the next hour she got paranoid and flipped on me, "DON'T FOLLOW ME, I DON'T KNOW YOU", and disappeared. Brains need glucose and fructose, b-vitamins, thyroid hormone, vitamin A, etc. Stressed brains use more glucose than brains at rest. Old people commonly lose their metabolisms. I think what I observed was the fake-sugar in the sugar-free drink causing insulin release -> low blood sugar. The normal response to low blood sugar is cortisol release, but people who have a tendency to psychotic disorders can't make cortisol. It was fascinating to watch & reconstruct. p.s. your sci-hub link is titled "Characteristics of U.S. adults taking prescription antipsychotic medications, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2013–2018"