Posted by Dinah on October 2, 2011, at 1:42:03
In reply to Re: What a biased title » Dinah, posted by zonked on October 1, 2011, at 12:59:11
My thought is that there ought to be more ways to categorize mental illness so that there aren't so many blanket first-line treatments.
I haven't found Xanax or Klonopin to be anything at all like Risperdal in action. Risperdal addresses anxiety in a different way. For me, it's a very helpful medication that I take with caution, on an as needed basis, at a low dose.
But I rather wish my first pdoc (as an adult) had not put me on an SSRI as a first-line treatment. It wasn't at all good for me and I think the effects linger. I suspect that a bit of discernment would have put me in a different group from those that would respond well to SSRI's. Or at least put me on a mood stabilizer in addition to the SSRI.
Incidentally, it was Depakote that packed the weight on me. AAP's aren't the only drug with negative health consequences. Not by a long shot. They shouldn't be singled out and vilified.
What should happen is more careful sorting of types of depression and anxiety. Not all depression and anxiety is the same.
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