Modern medicine is revealing more and more that Pharma and Medical practice has feet of clay!
Modern medicine is revealing more and more that Pharma and Medical practice has feet of clay!
This should be obvious. If you've never been prescribed benzos, their effect is to set your anxiety level to "taupe". If you experience a transitory trauma (e.g. if some lunatic breaks into your house), benzos have a legitimate very short term use case so you can calm down for a day or two and adjust yourself back to normal.
However, by their nature they are exceptionally addictive and prone to abuse. No one should ever be prescribed them unless their instinctual response is horror and ditching them at the first opportunity. Much the way that you'll use a fire extinguisher briefly if your house is on fire, but no one who likes playing with fire extinguishers should be allowed near one.
This should be obvious. If you've never been prescribed benzos, their effect is to set your anxiety level to "taupe". If you experience a transitory trauma (e.g. if some lunatic breaks into your house), benzos have a legitimate *very short term* use case so you can calm down for a day or two and adjust yourself back to normal.
However, by their nature they are exceptionally addictive and prone to abuse. No one should ever be prescribed them unless their instinctual response is horror and ditching them at the first opportunity. Much the way that you'll use a fire extinguisher briefly if your house is on fire, but no one who likes playing with fire extinguishers should be allowed near one.
The scale of this business in America is crazy. 12.5% of all adults are on these drugs which they effectively wouldn't need if the just manned up.
Pharma industry really has done a number on the USA. Combine this with COVID and it's just as bad as the military. Anyone know which industry has more political reps?
The scale of this business in America is crazy. 12.5% of all adults are on these drugs which they effectively wouldn't need if the just manned up.
Pharma industry really has done a number on the USA. Combine this with COVID and it's just as bad as the military. Anyone know which industry has more political reps?
I’ve been on those. I can’t stand them. I took them in the first couple months I had PTSD when it was at it’s worst. I still cried almost constantly, was scared of everything and couldn’t eat. It got me to quit shaking from nerves that’s about it. Docs could have recommended better here but then they would’ve lost money.
I’ve been on those. I can’t stand them. I took them in the first couple months I had PTSD when it was at it’s worst. I still cried almost constantly, was scared of everything and couldn’t eat. It got me to quit shaking from nerves that’s about it. Docs could have recommended better here but then they would’ve lost money.
I only take it when I need it
I only take it when I need it
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