I was responding to this: > misguided as not taking pain medicine when you have a broken leg until it has properly set first. I'm arguing that pain killers ar

I was responding to this: > misguided as not taking pain medicine when you have a broken leg until it has properly set first. I'm arguing that pain killers are a calculated risk, and can lead to further trauma, even in situations of broken limbs. It's not misguided to forgo them entirely, if you can. More broadly to the greater discussion: treating mental illness as a chemical imbalance risks further trauma because it risks masking the symptoms without treating the cause. It can be appropriate, but should not be taken in isolation as a potential cure or sole treatment.