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Please don't see a doctor who will prescribe drugs. Cut out the middle man and see a Councillor that actually wants to solve your [perceived] problem in a cogni
by TranceMan 13y ago
Please don't see a doctor who will prescribe drugs. Cut out the middle man and see a Councillor that actually wants to solve your [perceived] problem in a cognitive way.
The problem is a state of mind and can be solved without drugs.
“Worry is like a rocking chair: it gives you something to do but never gets you anywhere”
― Erma Bombeck
- nollidge 13y agoA lot of mental health problems can be managed without pharmaceuticals, but since all we know about this person is that they worry a lot, it's extremely presumptuous to diagnose based on that. If the underlying problem is severe depression or bipolar disorder or crippling OCD, then a drug intervention is most likely prudent, at least temporarily. But that's a decision for a licensed professional to make.
- TranceMan 13y agoReading back my reply may come across as flippant [hence the down votes] - that wasn't my intention. having been through depression myself; I was given the option of drugs to 'help me sleep' and 'help me relax' - this was far from what I needed. As you say - we have no idea if there is an underlying 'problem' and as such HN is not really the place to seek this type of advice.
- peteretep 13y agoIn the UK, access to "free" health care is controlled via consultations via your local NHS doctor, and I'm in the UK, so that's how I think :-)
- nollidge 13y ago> HN is not really the place to seek this type of advice. Well, a cry for help isn't really a request for advice, it's just an alarm. There's good and bad advice in the thread, so hopefully some of the good made it to this person.