Many who ‘benefit’ from meds will have enduring problems from physical dependence & other legacy effects http://wp.me/p5nnb-93W

[GiaK]

This is, of course, preaching to the choir, here...but I wanted to share...

 

I wrote a post with some commentary piggy backing off of David Healy's latest.

 

Many who ‘benefit’ from meds will have enduring problems from physical dependence & other legacy effects

http://wp.me/p5nnb-93W

 

Please read this article by Dr. David Healy. Many of the readers of this blog are the living victims of what he speaks. Some of us did believe that the drugs “saved” us for some time before discovering that the pay off was far worse than the temporary save..... http://wp.me/p5nnb-93W

[mammaP]

Very interesting read. Anti depressants have stolen 20 years of my life and made

life hell for my family because of their effects on me and I'm sure that every

one of the people on this forum are the same.

[alexjuice]

When I was in the psych hospital I heard a lecture on the reduced life expectantcy of people diagnosed with psychiatric illness. I was taught that, suicide factored out, a psychiatric sufferer averages 20+ less years alive. The lecture emphasized that this was do to inactivity and lack of exercise. They also noted that the inactivity made the unfortunate side effects of necessary medications worse.

 

Today I think the reason people with psychiatric illness, suicide factored out, live SO much shorter lifetimes than people without psychiatric illness is that the diagnosed people have been 'treated' for psychiatric illness.

[GiaK]

yes, alex...that is it

[GiaK]

and on that topic:

 

 

“The seriously mentally ill die, on average, 25 years earlier than the general population…”

http://beyondmeds.com/2011/03/16/25years-statistic/