cinephile Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Since a few articles have been posted lately about how dangerously ineffective antipsychotics are for treating PTSD in veterans, I thought this youtube video would be most fitting. It's a video of a talk given by psychologist and veterans' rights activist Paula Caplan, which took place at a recent psychiatric reform conference. I attended this lecture and I can tell you Paula is a powerhouse: compassionate yet tough, humble, genuine, and smart as a whip. Her understanding of just what veterans go through and how horrifically they are mistreated by a corrupt psychiatric infrastructure is almost overwhelming at times. Indeed, the talk is highly emotional stuff (as it should be). I knew the soldiers were getting hammered, but I had no idea it was this bad. Her talk is so good you don't have to be a veteran (or even know one) to have it resonate with you. I'm sure her talk of the soldiers' sense of betrayal by their country and their loss of innocence will ring VERY true for everyone on this board who has been betrayed by their trusted physicians and have lost large chunks of their formative years to these pills. Been on SSRIs since 1998: 1998-2005: Paxil in varying doses 2005-present: Lexapro. 2006-early '08: Effexor AND Lexapro! Good thing I got off the Effexor rather quickly (within a year). **PSYCHIATRY: TAKE YOUR CHEMICAL IMBALANCE AND CHOKE ON IT! APA=FUBAR FDA=SNAFU NIMH=LMFAO Currently tapering Lexapro ~10% every month: STARTING: 15 mg 11/7/10: 13.5 mg 12/7/10: 12.2 mg 1/6/11: 10.9 mg 2/3/11: 9.8 mg 3/3/11: 8.8 mg 4/1/11: 7.8 mg 4/29/11: 7 mg 5/27/11: 6.4 mg 6/24/11: 5.7 mg 7/22/11: 5 mg 8/18/11: 4.5 mg 9/14/11: 4 mg 10/13/11: 3.6 mg 11/9/11: 3.2 mg 12/7/11: 2.6 mg 1/3/12: 2.1 mg 2/2/12: 1.8 mg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Altostrata Posted August 19, 2011 Administrator Share Posted August 19, 2011 What a relief to hear she's talking to people who understand how traumatizing it is for grieving veterans to get labeled with a mental illness and whipped around with drugs. This is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical practitioner. "It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has surpassed our humanity." -- Albert Einstein All postings © copyrighted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinephile Posted August 20, 2011 Author Share Posted August 20, 2011 No kidding! She's great and I'm glad there's someone out there who understands the situation as well as she does lobbying for humane mental health treatment of vets. Been on SSRIs since 1998: 1998-2005: Paxil in varying doses 2005-present: Lexapro. 2006-early '08: Effexor AND Lexapro! Good thing I got off the Effexor rather quickly (within a year). **PSYCHIATRY: TAKE YOUR CHEMICAL IMBALANCE AND CHOKE ON IT! APA=FUBAR FDA=SNAFU NIMH=LMFAO Currently tapering Lexapro ~10% every month: STARTING: 15 mg 11/7/10: 13.5 mg 12/7/10: 12.2 mg 1/6/11: 10.9 mg 2/3/11: 9.8 mg 3/3/11: 8.8 mg 4/1/11: 7.8 mg 4/29/11: 7 mg 5/27/11: 6.4 mg 6/24/11: 5.7 mg 7/22/11: 5 mg 8/18/11: 4.5 mg 9/14/11: 4 mg 10/13/11: 3.6 mg 11/9/11: 3.2 mg 12/7/11: 2.6 mg 1/3/12: 2.1 mg 2/2/12: 1.8 mg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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