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> After I was admitted to the institute's adolescent ward, I thought the nurses and doctors and therapists were trying to poison me. Well, they kinda are. Ther
by jldugger 11y ago
> After I was admitted to the institute's adolescent ward, I thought the nurses and doctors and therapists were trying to poison me.
Well, they kinda are. Theraputic doses of lithium are disturbingly near toxicity levels.
- tomjen3 11y agoYou could see mania as our true state, the one we are most happy in and you could see society trying to take that away so that we can be useful and productive. It is not hard to spin anything into a conspiracy.
- phren0logy 11y agoPrescribing a medication with a narrow therapeutic window is not the same as intentionally trying to poison someone.
- aaronem 11y agoI could see describing it as intentionally trying to almost poison someone. But that's just snark, really.