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Well, I don't think drugs are the only option. Behavioral therapy works for a lot of people. And there is also just not treating it at all, some people choose t
by jjeaff 3y ago
Well, I don't think drugs are the only option. Behavioral therapy works for a lot of people. And there is also just not treating it at all, some people choose to live with the issues rather than deal with the side effects or on effectiveness of drugs/therapy.
- xyzzy_plugh 3y agoThis is a fairly hostile take. For many drugs are the only option. More generally, the usual best strategy is to pursue multiple treatments in parallel. > some people choose to live with the issues rather than deal with the side effects or on effectiveness of drugs/therapy. Many, many others would be unable to be a normal member of society without medical intervention. No one is saying drugs are the only option, but they are an incredibly, consistently effective one. By comparison I'm unaware of any behavioral therapy for any underlying condition that is predictably effective anywhere close to "most of the time."
- jjeaff 3y agoDrugs might be the only effective option, but that still means it is incorrect to say it's the only option. The comment I responded to clearly says that the only thing we can do is try different drugs.
- jitl 3y agoI’d estimate the difference between untreated and treated is about the difference in life path between having an $80k job at 30 years old and a $380k job at 30 years old.