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Posted by Tabitha on February 19, 2016, at 12:11:52
In reply to Re: Suicidal ideation, adding lithium » Tabitha, posted by SLS on February 19, 2016, at 8:00:17
Thanks for your thoughts. I've never had long-lasting improvement with a single drug. I scraped along on a low dose of celexa for years, but in hindsight I can see I wasn't doing very well.
Posted by Tabitha on February 19, 2016, at 12:12:57
In reply to Re: Suicidal ideation, adding lithium, posted by Lamdage22 on February 19, 2016, at 8:36:05
> Lithium seems good for suicidal toughts.
>
>
So far so good. My mood has noticeably lifted already.
Posted by SLS on February 19, 2016, at 12:41:43
In reply to Re: Suicidal ideation, adding lithium » Lamdage22, posted by Tabitha on February 19, 2016, at 12:12:57
> > Lithium seems good for suicidal toughts.
> >
> >
> So far so good. My mood has noticeably lifted already.
>This is welcome news.
When I added lithium 300 mg/day to Parnate, I felt improved within 24 hours. I don't like the way I feel at higher dosages, though. At 450 mg/day, I experience flat affect, passivity, and apathy, along with a feeling of malaise.
Lithium is not the right drug for me when I need something to treat mania, regardless of dosage. A short course of Depakote or Zyprexa work better. My manias occur only in conjunction with certain antidepressant treatments. Interestingly, I haven't had a manic episode since beginning Abilify therapy 15 years ago.
- Scott
Posted by Lamdage22 on February 19, 2016, at 12:51:29
In reply to Re: Suicidal ideation, adding lithium » Tabitha, posted by SLS on February 19, 2016, at 12:41:43
I wish i could try 300mg of Lithium. I could use any AD effects very well.
I think if i persistently work my pdoc he may prescribe.
But first Cannabidiol and then Viibryd.
Is Lithium Carbonate actually safer than Orotate for kidney & thyroid?
What is the chance of contracting kidney damage from 300mg after 10-30 years usage?
Posted by SLS on February 19, 2016, at 14:10:02
In reply to Re: Suicidal ideation, adding lithium, posted by Lamdage22 on February 19, 2016, at 12:51:29
> I wish i could try 300mg of Lithium. I could use any AD effects very well.
>
> I think if i persistently work my pdoc he may prescribe.
>
> But first Cannabidiol and then Viibryd.
>
> Is Lithium Carbonate actually safer than Orotate for kidney & thyroid?
>
> What is the chance of contracting kidney damage from 300mg after 10-30 years usage?I just read a nice article that addressed the kidney issue:
http://bipolarnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/BNN2015.6.pdf
From what I understand, the effects of lithium on thyroid function (iodine uptake) is dosage-dependent and reversible when caught early. I plan on taking lithium 300 mg/day indefinitely. It is simple enough to check kidney and thyroid function from time to time.
- Scott
Posted by Lou Pilder on February 19, 2016, at 14:25:08
In reply to Re: Lou's urgent warning-death by combining drugs, posted by Tabitha on February 19, 2016, at 12:05:40
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> > You see, when taking combinations of psychotropic drugs, the effects are increased exponentially.
>
> Do you have a citation to support this claim?
>
Tabitha,
Thank you for your interest in this topic. Many lives could be saved if they knew the truth about these drugs of which a lot I am prohibited to post here due to the prohibitions posted to me by Mr. Hsiung.
But let us look at just one aspect of this first.
Lou
http://blackbearrehab.com/valium-addiction/mixing-drugs-alcohol
Posted by Tomatheus on February 19, 2016, at 14:47:00
In reply to Suicidal ideation, adding lithium, posted by Tabitha on February 19, 2016, at 0:40:20
> Wish me luck and please share your thoughts on these meds.
I'm not personally a big fan of psychiatric medications based on my experiences with them, but I think that there's clear evidence from both scientific sources and anecdotal sources that psychiatric medications can be beneficial for many of those who utilize such medications. I too understand that lithium can be helpful when it comes to reducing the risk of suicide, and given this, I can see your doctor's logic in prescribing lithium to you. Of course, lithium and other medications (psychiatric and otherwise) are not without risk, and I think it's important that you gather as much reputable information about the risks of the medications that you're taking as possible to keep yourself as informed as you can be. But I think that you did the right thing in telling your spouse and your doctor about the nature of the thoughts that you were having so that something could be done to help lift your mood and to change the direction in which your thoughts seemed to be headed. I hope that the treatment regimen that you're following will work out well for you, and I wish you the best of luck.
Tomatheus
Posted by Lou Pilder on February 19, 2016, at 15:28:19
In reply to Re: Suicidal ideation, adding lithium » Tabitha, posted by Tomatheus on February 19, 2016, at 14:47:00
> > Wish me luck and please share your thoughts on these meds.
>
> I'm not personally a big fan of psychiatric medications based on my experiences with them, but I think that there's clear evidence from both scientific sources and anecdotal sources that psychiatric medications can be beneficial for many of those who utilize such medications. I too understand that lithium can be helpful when it comes to reducing the risk of suicide, and given this, I can see your doctor's logic in prescribing lithium to you. Of course, lithium and other medications (psychiatric and otherwise) are not without risk, and I think it's important that you gather as much reputable information about the risks of the medications that you're taking as possible to keep yourself as informed as you can be. But I think that you did the right thing in telling your spouse and your doctor about the nature of the thoughts that you were having so that something could be done to help lift your mood and to change the direction in which your thoughts seemed to be headed. I hope that the treatment regimen that you're following will work out well for you, and I wish you the best of luck.
>
> TomatheusFriends,
Be not deceived. The poster writes,[...there is clear evidence from scientific sources that psychiatric drugs can be beneficial for many that are drugged with them...].
At what price? Addiction? Life-ruining conditions? Death?
You see, the poster cites no reputable source to substantiate the claim. In fact, 1000s of people are killed by these drug each month. And look at those killed here. And look at those here in a living death, waiting to die and wanting to kill themselves. Are they benefited?
You see, there could be an initial benefit from these drugs due to the placebo effect. And if you send 1000 swimmers across an alligator infested river, some will make it to the other side. And if they try to swim back, they might not be so lucky.
The danger here is that you could be influenced to take these drugs on the account of what the poster wrote. But what really did the poster say? What the poster did say is that he/she is not a fan of psychiatric drugs, nor did the poster stipulate what the benefit is. Do you not see the deception here? Make the poster post his/her substantiation of the claim. Then I will shoot it down with the real research and the argument from the poster will fall apart so quick that you may wonder why this site allows the claim to be made.
Lou
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7rACl-WJEw
Posted by Lou Pilder on February 19, 2016, at 15:33:38
In reply to Lou' urgent warning-The Great Deception » Tomatheus, posted by Lou Pilder on February 19, 2016, at 15:28:19
> > > Wish me luck and please share your thoughts on these meds.
> >
> > I'm not personally a big fan of psychiatric medications based on my experiences with them, but I think that there's clear evidence from both scientific sources and anecdotal sources that psychiatric medications can be beneficial for many of those who utilize such medications. I too understand that lithium can be helpful when it comes to reducing the risk of suicide, and given this, I can see your doctor's logic in prescribing lithium to you. Of course, lithium and other medications (psychiatric and otherwise) are not without risk, and I think it's important that you gather as much reputable information about the risks of the medications that you're taking as possible to keep yourself as informed as you can be. But I think that you did the right thing in telling your spouse and your doctor about the nature of the thoughts that you were having so that something could be done to help lift your mood and to change the direction in which your thoughts seemed to be headed. I hope that the treatment regimen that you're following will work out well for you, and I wish you the best of luck.
> >
> > Tomatheus
>
> Friends,
> Be not deceived. The poster writes,[...there is clear evidence from scientific sources that psychiatric drugs can be beneficial for many that are drugged with them...].
> At what price? Addiction? Life-ruining conditions? Death?
> You see, the poster cites no reputable source to substantiate the claim. In fact, 1000s of people are killed by these drug each month. And look at those killed here. And look at those here in a living death, waiting to die and wanting to kill themselves. Are they benefited?
> You see, there could be an initial benefit from these drugs due to the placebo effect. And if you send 1000 swimmers across an alligator infested river, some will make it to the other side. And if they try to swim back, they might not be so lucky.
> The danger here is that you could be influenced to take these drugs on the account of what the poster wrote. But what really did the poster say? What the poster did say is that he/she is not a fan of psychiatric drugs, nor did the poster stipulate what the benefit is. Do you not see the deception here? Make the poster post his/her substantiation of the claim. Then I will shoot it down with the real research and the argument from the poster will fall apart so quick that you may wonder why this site allows the claim to be made.
> Lou
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7rACl-WJEw
correction
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-5h--dOc-Q
Posted by Tomatheus on February 19, 2016, at 17:02:26
In reply to Lou' urgent warning-The Great Deception » Tomatheus, posted by Lou Pilder on February 19, 2016, at 15:28:19
Lou Pilder has made the charge against me that I have deceived Psycho-Babble readers by not providing a source to support my statement that there's clear evidence from scientific sources that psychiatric medications can be beneficial for many of those who utilize the medications. I chose not to cite any sources in my original statement because scientific sources describing and documenting the benefits of psychiatric medications can be easily obtained through electronic means. However, with it being clear that at least one member here would like to see a source to support my statement pertaining to the benefits of psychiatric medications, I will provide one.
Since the member who started this thread wrote that she had recently begun taking lithium carbonate, I will provide a source from the psychiatric literature that documents the benefits of lithium carbonate. Young & Hammond (2007), in the abstract of their report that was published in The British Journal of Psychiatry, stated the following: "Use of lithium for the treatment of bipolar disorder may be declining even as knowledge of the efficacy and side-effects of lithium has increased. Recent meta-analyses confirm the benefits of maintenance lithium treatment and show that it reduces suicide and suicidality. Psychiatrists should continue to utilise this efficacious treatment for bipolar disorder." The authors of the above-cited report described the benefits of lithium carbonate for people with bipolar disorder in the following statements:
"The decline in lithium use has occurred as the evidence base supporting its use has strengthened. Although the efficacy of lithium in treating acute mania is long-established, doubts remained about its prophylactic efficacy until recently. Recent regulatory clinical trials of new medications for bipolar disorder have included lithium as a gold-standard comparator and Smith et al (2007) used these studies in a meta-analysis evaluating the effectiveness of lithium as a maintenance treatment in this disorder.
"This meta-analysis of 14 randomised controlled trials, of which 8 included placebo arms, provides strong evidence for the prophylactic efficacy of lithium, which prevented relapse to any mood episode with a hazard ratio of 0.68 (95% CI 0.530.86; Smith et al, 2007). The overall prophylactic efficacy of lithium was largely explained by the reduction in manic relapses (hazard ratio 0.53, 95% CI 0.350.79). Lithium-treated patients also had fewer depressive relapses, but this effect was smaller and not statistically significant.
"The efficacy of lithium in bipolar disorder is recognised by the most recent evidence-based clinical guidelines for bipolar disorder, which recommend it as a first-line treatment (Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments, 2006; National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, 2006)."
I should point out that the member who started this thread asked for my thoughts on the medications that she's taking. I did just that. And now that a desire has been expressed that I provide a source to support the statement that I made about the benefits of psychiatric medications, I've done that, as well. I would also like to point out that I feel hurt by the charge that I deceived members here on this site and that I find such a charge to be false, as I most certainly did not intend to state anything that was incorrect, nor do I have any reason to believe that I did (especially now that I've provided a source to support the statement that I made regarding the benefits of psychiatric medications). Lou Pilder often writes of others that what they write "could decrease the respect, regard and confidence" in which he is held and "induce hostile and disagreeable feelings and opinions" about him. Well, Lou, what effect do you think that erroneously accusing someone of deceiving members on this site can have? Do you think that it could decrease the respect, regard, and confidence in which I'm held and induce hostile and disagreeable feelings and opinions about me? If you don't like it when others here write things that lead you to feel hurt and accused, then why do you write things that could lead me to feel the same way? Do my feelings not matter?
Tomatheus
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REFERENCE
Young, A.H., & Hammond, J.M. (2007). Lithium in mood disorders: Increasing evidence base, declining use? The British Journal of Psychiatry, 191, 474-476. Article: http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/191/6/474
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> Friends,
> Be not deceived. The poster writes,[...there is clear evidence from scientific sources that psychiatric drugs can be beneficial for many that are drugged with them...].
> At what price? Addiction? Life-ruining conditions? Death?
> You see, the poster cites no reputable source to substantiate the claim. In fact, 1000s of people are killed by these drug each month. And look at those killed here. And look at those here in a living death, waiting to die and wanting to kill themselves. Are they benefited?
> You see, there could be an initial benefit from these drugs due to the placebo effect. And if you send 1000 swimmers across an alligator infested river, some will make it to the other side. And if they try to swim back, they might not be so lucky.
> The danger here is that you could be influenced to take these drugs on the account of what the poster wrote. But what really did the poster say? What the poster did say is that he/she is not a fan of psychiatric drugs, nor did the poster stipulate what the benefit is. Do you not see the deception here? Make the poster post his/her substantiation of the claim. Then I will shoot it down with the real research and the argument from the poster will fall apart so quick that you may wonder why this site allows the claim to be made.
> Lou
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7rACl-WJEw
Posted by SLS on February 19, 2016, at 17:08:29
In reply to Re: deception? » Lou Pilder, posted by Tomatheus on February 19, 2016, at 17:02:26
Posted by Lou Pilder on February 19, 2016, at 17:19:56
In reply to Re: deception? » Lou Pilder, posted by Tomatheus on February 19, 2016, at 17:02:26
> Lou Pilder has made the charge against me that I have deceived Psycho-Babble readers by not providing a source to support my statement that there's clear evidence from scientific sources that psychiatric medications can be beneficial for many of those who utilize the medications. I chose not to cite any sources in my original statement because scientific sources describing and documenting the benefits of psychiatric medications can be easily obtained through electronic means. However, with it being clear that at least one member here would like to see a source to support my statement pertaining to the benefits of psychiatric medications, I will provide one.
>
> Since the member who started this thread wrote that she had recently begun taking lithium carbonate, I will provide a source from the psychiatric literature that documents the benefits of lithium carbonate. Young & Hammond (2007), in the abstract of their report that was published in The British Journal of Psychiatry, stated the following: "Use of lithium for the treatment of bipolar disorder may be declining even as knowledge of the efficacy and side-effects of lithium has increased. Recent meta-analyses confirm the benefits of maintenance lithium treatment and show that it reduces suicide and suicidality. Psychiatrists should continue to utilise this efficacious treatment for bipolar disorder." The authors of the above-cited report described the benefits of lithium carbonate for people with bipolar disorder in the following statements:
>
> "The decline in lithium use has occurred as the evidence base supporting its use has strengthened. Although the efficacy of lithium in treating acute mania is long-established, doubts remained about its prophylactic efficacy until recently. Recent regulatory clinical trials of new medications for bipolar disorder have included lithium as a gold-standard comparator and Smith et al (2007) used these studies in a meta-analysis evaluating the effectiveness of lithium as a maintenance treatment in this disorder.
>
> "This meta-analysis of 14 randomised controlled trials, of which 8 included placebo arms, provides strong evidence for the prophylactic efficacy of lithium, which prevented relapse to any mood episode with a hazard ratio of 0.68 (95% CI 0.530.86; Smith et al, 2007). The overall prophylactic efficacy of lithium was largely explained by the reduction in manic relapses (hazard ratio 0.53, 95% CI 0.350.79). Lithium-treated patients also had fewer depressive relapses, but this effect was smaller and not statistically significant.
>
> "The efficacy of lithium in bipolar disorder is recognised by the most recent evidence-based clinical guidelines for bipolar disorder, which recommend it as a first-line treatment (Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments, 2006; National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, 2006)."
>
> I should point out that the member who started this thread asked for my thoughts on the medications that she's taking. I did just that. And now that a desire has been expressed that I provide a source to support the statement that I made about the benefits of psychiatric medications, I've done that, as well. I would also like to point out that I feel hurt by the charge that I deceived members here on this site and that I find such a charge to be false, as I most certainly did not intend to state anything that was incorrect, nor do I have any reason to believe that I did (especially now that I've provided a source to support the statement that I made regarding the benefits of psychiatric medications). Lou Pilder often writes of others that what they write "could decrease the respect, regard and confidence" in which he is held and "induce hostile and disagreeable feelings and opinions" about him. Well, Lou, what effect do you think that erroneously accusing someone of deceiving members on this site can have? Do you think that it could decrease the respect, regard, and confidence in which I'm held and induce hostile and disagreeable feelings and opinions about me? If you don't like it when others here write things that lead you to feel hurt and accused, then why do you write things that could lead me to feel the same way? Do my feelings not matter?
>
> Tomatheus
>
> ==
>
> REFERENCE
>
> Young, A.H., & Hammond, J.M. (2007). Lithium in mood disorders: Increasing evidence base, declining use? The British Journal of Psychiatry, 191, 474-476. Article: http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/191/6/474
>
> ==
>
> > Friends,
> > Be not deceived. The poster writes,[...there is clear evidence from scientific sources that psychiatric drugs can be beneficial for many that are drugged with them...].
> > At what price? Addiction? Life-ruining conditions? Death?
> > You see, the poster cites no reputable source to substantiate the claim. In fact, 1000s of people are killed by these drug each month. And look at those killed here. And look at those here in a living death, waiting to die and wanting to kill themselves. Are they benefited?
> > You see, there could be an initial benefit from these drugs due to the placebo effect. And if you send 1000 swimmers across an alligator infested river, some will make it to the other side. And if they try to swim back, they might not be so lucky.
> > The danger here is that you could be influenced to take these drugs on the account of what the poster wrote. But what really did the poster say? What the poster did say is that he/she is not a fan of psychiatric drugs, nor did the poster stipulate what the benefit is. Do you not see the deception here? Make the poster post his/her substantiation of the claim. Then I will shoot it down with the real research and the argument from the poster will fall apart so quick that you may wonder why this site allows the claim to be made.
> > Lou
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7rACl-WJEw
>
> Friends,
Be not deceived. The poster wrote that there are people that get benefit from psychiatric drugs. I asked at what price.
When these type of arguments arise, my opponents bring up Lithium and people think that Lithium is a drug. Lithium is not a drug. This then becomes a straw man fallacy by substituting Lithium for a drug when it is not.
Lou
Posted by Tomatheus on February 19, 2016, at 18:29:09
In reply to Lou's rebuttle-Lithium is not a drug » Tomatheus, posted by Lou Pilder on February 19, 2016, at 17:19:56
Lou,
As I already said, I brought up lithium carbonate because it's the psychiatric medication that the member who started this thread recently started taking under her doctor's care. I never used the word "drug" to describe lithium carbonate. As you're saying, lithium carbonate is not technically a drug, but being a substance that's prescribed by doctors for the treatment of psychiatric conditions, it is a psychiatric medication. Now, let's look at my original statement that you wanted me to show some support for: "I think that there's clear evidence from both scientific sources and anecdotal sources that psychiatric medications can be beneficial for many of those who utilize such medications" In my statement, I said that there is clear evidence from scientific and other (anecdotal) sources that psychiatric medications can be beneficial for many of those who utilize them. Now, the wording I used was important, as I stated that *psychiatric medications* can be beneficial, and I did not use the word drug, which you apparently prefer to use. As I explained above, lithium carbonate is a psychiatric medication. The source that I included in my last post described the benefits of this medication as being a reduction in suicide and suicidality, a reduction in the symptoms of acute mania, a reduction in the manic relapses, and a statistically non-significant reduction in depressive relapses. So, the source that I included described the benefits of one psychiatric medication, which backs up my statement that psychiatric medications can be beneficial for many of those who utilize them.
With respect to other psychiatric medications, I'll begin by making the point that the medications that I'm referring to have all been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and/or other governmental regulatory agencies for the treatment of at least one psychiatric condition and that such approvals can only be made if there is sound scientific evidence to show that the medications can effectively reduce the symptoms of the condition that the medication is intended to treat. This should be enough evidence to support my original statement pertaining to the benefits of psychiatric medications, but if you want me to provide a source that describes and documents the beneficial effects of a psychiatric medication that's an actual drug and not just a substance that can occur naturally, I'll do that as well. In their review of the effectiveness of monoamine oxidase inhibitor antidepressants, Quitkin et al. (1979) stated that Nardil (phenelzine) is "clearly effective" in the treatment of depressive conditions that are "atypical" or "neurotic" in nature, despite not being conclusively effective for depressive conditions that are considered to be "endogenous." As there are many individuals with depressive conditions that would be considered to be "atypical" or "neurotic," the statement by Quitkin et al. (1979) that Nardil is "clearly effective" in the treatment of these conditions backs up my statement that a second psychiatric medication -- and this one clearly is a drug -- can be beneficial for many of those who use it.
Regarding the question that you asked about the "price" of taking psychiatric medications, I already stated in this thread that psychiatric medications and other medications are not without risk, and I recommended to the member who started this thread to gather as much reputable information about these risks as she possibly can. So, that question of yours has already been answered.
And now that I've answered your question, I would like to remind you that I asked you some questions in my last post that I've yet to see answers to. If you missed my questions, here they are again:
"Well, Lou, what effect do you think that erroneously accusing someone of deceiving members on this site can have?"
"Do you think that it could decrease the respect, regard, and confidence in which I'm held and induce hostile and disagreeable feelings and opinions about me?"
"If you don't like it when others here write things that lead you to feel hurt and accused, then why do you write things that could lead me to feel the same way?"
"Do my feelings not matter?"
Considering that it's taken me some time now to respond to your false charge of deceiving Psycho-Babble members and to otherwise respond to what you've written here, I would appreciate it if you would be courteous enough to respond to at least some of the questions I've asked of you.
Tomatheus
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REFERENCE
Quitkin, F., Rifkin, A., & Klein, D.F. (1979). Monoamine oxidase inhibitors. Archives of General Psychiatry, 36, 749-760. Abstract: http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=492138
Posted by Tomatheus on February 19, 2016, at 18:31:13
In reply to Re: deception? = Nice post. (nm) » Tomatheus, posted by SLS on February 19, 2016, at 17:08:29
Posted by SLS on February 19, 2016, at 19:01:25
In reply to Re: Lithium is not a drug » Lou Pilder, posted by Tomatheus on February 19, 2016, at 18:29:09
Any substance that is administered as a treatment for disease is a drug, regardless of how simple the molecular structure may be. This includes botanicals and supranutritional doses of vitamins, minerals, and food supplements.
- Scott
Posted by Lou Pilder on February 19, 2016, at 19:28:34
In reply to Lithium is a drug, posted by SLS on February 19, 2016, at 19:01:25
> Any substance that is administered as a treatment for disease is a drug, regardless of how simple the molecular structure may be. This includes botanicals and supranutritional doses of vitamins, minerals, and food supplements.
>
>
> - Scott
Friends,
A drug in this discussion is a drug that alters the consciousness that is used in psychiatry as I refer to them as mind-altering drugs. I do not consider Lithium to be a drug but an element and I consider it to be a mineral supplement used by psychiatry that could have a high cost to the user including death. I have had friends that were killed by Lithium prescribed by a psychiatrist. There is a large body of research concerning Lithium that in many ways is contradictory, including the so-called use to prevent suicide.
None of the psychiatric drugs cure anything and psychiatrist now admit that they use these concoctions to treat symptoms ,and could come at a high cost including death, but not to be a cure. This is part of The Great Deception.
Lou
Posted by baseball55 on February 19, 2016, at 19:39:19
In reply to Lithium is a drug, posted by SLS on February 19, 2016, at 19:01:25
> Any substance that is administered as a treatment for disease is a drug, regardless of how simple the molecular structure may be. This includes botanicals and supranutritional doses of vitamins, minerals, and food supplements.
>
>
> - ScottFor example, is opium not a drug? What about penicillin? The list is long. Yes, lithium is an element that occurs in nature, but a lot a what we use as drugs today occur in nature or are synthetic copies of what occur in nature. T
Posted by Lou Pilder on February 19, 2016, at 19:40:40
In reply to Lou's response-mind-altering drugs, posted by Lou Pilder on February 19, 2016, at 19:28:34
> > Any substance that is administered as a treatment for disease is a drug, regardless of how simple the molecular structure may be. This includes botanicals and supranutritional doses of vitamins, minerals, and food supplements.
> >
> >
> > - Scott
> Friends,
> A drug in this discussion is a drug that alters the consciousness that is used in psychiatry as I refer to them as mind-altering drugs. I do not consider Lithium to be a drug but an element and I consider it to be a mineral supplement used by psychiatry that could have a high cost to the user including death. I have had friends that were killed by Lithium prescribed by a psychiatrist. There is a large body of research concerning Lithium that in many ways is contradictory, including the so-called use to prevent suicide.
> None of the psychiatric drugs cure anything and psychiatrist now admit that they use these concoctions to treat symptoms ,and could come at a high cost including death, but not to be a cure. This is part of The Great Deception.
> Lou
>
Friends,
Drugs are indeed used to treat a disease. I do not consider these disorders here to be diseases. Hence, if there is not a disease to treat, then why are these drugs being prescribed? This is part of the Great Deception.
Lou
Posted by SLS on February 19, 2016, at 19:44:37
In reply to Re: Lithium is a drug » SLS, posted by baseball55 on February 19, 2016, at 19:39:19
> > Any substance that is administered as a treatment for disease is a drug, regardless of how simple the molecular structure may be. This includes botanicals and supranutritional doses of vitamins, minerals, and food supplements.
> >
> >
> > - Scott
>
> For example, is opium not a drug? What about penicillin? The list is long. Yes, lithium is an element that occurs in nature, but a lot a what we use as drugs today occur in nature or are synthetic copies of what occur in nature. TWas there anything inaccurate in what I wrote?
- Scott
Posted by Tomatheus on February 19, 2016, at 20:02:19
In reply to Lithium is a drug, posted by SLS on February 19, 2016, at 19:01:25
> Any substance that is administered as a treatment for disease is a drug, regardless of how simple the molecular structure may be. This includes botanicals and supranutritional doses of vitamins, minerals, and food supplements.
After reviewing a few definitions of the word "drug," I'd have to agree that you're correct, Scott. So, I stand corrected on the statement that I made, in agreement with Lou Pilder, which asserted that lithium is not technically a drug. However, one statement of mine that I will not correct unless there is compelling evidence that what I said was in error is the statement that I made that there is clear evidence that psychiatric medications can be beneficial. If somebody points that something that I said was in error, and if I have reason to agree with that person, then I will acknowledge that I said something that's in error. I want to make sure that what I write here on this site and elsewhere is as factually accurate as it can be. Yet, I still have a certain member here repeatedly charging that I'm deceiving those who read what I write. I find such a charge to be erroneous and hurtful, and I wish that the member in question would take the same responsibility for what he's written that he asks others to do for what they've written.
Tomatheus
Posted by Lou Pilder on February 19, 2016, at 20:26:14
In reply to Re: Lithium is a drug » SLS, posted by Tomatheus on February 19, 2016, at 20:02:19
> > Any substance that is administered as a treatment for disease is a drug, regardless of how simple the molecular structure may be. This includes botanicals and supranutritional doses of vitamins, minerals, and food supplements.
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> After reviewing a few definitions of the word "drug," I'd have to agree that you're correct, Scott. So, I stand corrected on the statement that I made, in agreement with Lou Pilder, which asserted that lithium is not technically a drug. However, one statement of mine that I will not correct unless there is compelling evidence that what I said was in error is the statement that I made that there is clear evidence that psychiatric medications can be beneficial. If somebody points that something that I said was in error, and if I have reason to agree with that person, then I will acknowledge that I said something that's in error. I want to make sure that what I write here on this site and elsewhere is as factually accurate as it can be. Yet, I still have a certain member here repeatedly charging that I'm deceiving those who read what I write. I find such a charge to be erroneous and hurtful, and I wish that the member in question would take the same responsibility for what he's written that he asks others to do for what they've written.
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> Tomatheus
Friends,
Let there be no misunderstanding. I agree that people that take these drugs could have some benefit initially. This could be caused by many things such as the placebo effect, and also just because they went to someone to get help.
But then the drugs do something else, and that is the price you pay as I ask what is the cost by taking the drugs. The cost could be your life, addiction or a life-ruining condition. You see, these drugs can be {good for a season}. (let the reader understand).
The drugs come with deception because they can make the person think that all their troubles will be so far away initially. Now let us look at Lithium as the price you could pay.
Lou
https://www.igsli.org/general-information-on-lithium/adverse-effects-of-lithium-salts.html
Posted by SLS on February 19, 2016, at 21:02:05
In reply to Re: Lithium is a drug » SLS, posted by Tomatheus on February 19, 2016, at 20:02:19
Tomatheus, we have much in common (although I wish I were more like you with regard to objectivity and deliberation). There are very few times when I don't fact check myself before I post things. As you so astutely suggested, it doesn't take very much in our age of the electronic information superhighway to research things.
It is sometimes difficult for me, but I strive to be able to recognize the difference between what I know and what I don't know. For most people, this seems effortless. I guess I'm not perfect after all.
:-)
I am not at all happy that you should feel hurt by the writings of one of our posters. I hope you can find a posture that helps you to minimize this. It has been my observation that some posters enjoy eliciting negative emotional reactions in others and being as disruptive as possible. It is an unfortunate situation. Even mentally ill people can be genuine trolls. With regard to the poster who upset you, I have found it to my advantage to simply ignore them. I understand that this is easier said than done. There are times when I choose not to ignore them, but I am in control of this choice. I try not to give over to someone else the power to upset me.
In any event, I am very, very glad that you participate on Psycho-Babble, and I hope you choose to continue.
- Scott
Posted by Tomatheus on February 19, 2016, at 21:47:42
In reply to Re: Lithium is a drug » Tomatheus, posted by SLS on February 19, 2016, at 21:02:05
Thank you for your response, Scott. I think that the approach that you've been taking in response to the member(s) whose posts you've found to be disruptive and and possibly upsetting is a sound approach, and as I was already starting to realize, it's an approach that I think I should have taken from the start with respect to some of the posts in this thread. Although I do feel hurt by some of the statements that have been made here, my biggest concern that my involvement in the arguments that have been taking place since I first posted to this thread has contributed greatly to the derailing of the thread. I'd like to apologize to Tabitha for the part that I've played in derailing this thread, and I hope that she too will continue to participate on Psycho-Babble.
As for me, I do plan to continue to post here, but I'll probably participate on a rather limited basis, as I've been doing as of late. As I stated earlier, I'm not quite as big of a fan of psychiatric medications as I used to be, and considering that there aren't a whole lot of discussions on Psycho-Babble these days that aren't medication related, I expect that my participation here will continue to be limited. That's not to say that I don't feel a connection to many of those who post to this site and that I won't ever write anything here pertaining to medications and/or other topics. After all, I made my first post to this thread to wish Tabitha luck with her treatment regimen and to offer my thoughts on the medications that she's taking, and I expect that I'll continue to offer those who post here support and information that I think might be of benefit to them.
At any rate, I thank you again for your support and your advice. I'll try to keep the things that you wrote in your post in mind as I continue to participate on Psycho-Babble.
Tomatheus
Posted by SLS on February 19, 2016, at 21:57:09
In reply to Re: Lithium is a drug » SLS, posted by Tomatheus on February 19, 2016, at 21:47:42
I promise that if you post on the Alternative board, I'll follow. I am intrigued by your latest thoughts on addressing illness and health.
- Scott
Posted by Tabitha on February 19, 2016, at 23:57:04
In reply to Re: Lithium is a drug » SLS, posted by Tomatheus on February 19, 2016, at 21:47:42
> I'd like to apologize to Tabitha for the part that I've played in derailing this thread, and I hope that she too will continue to participate on Psycho-Babble.
No worries. I'm an old timer here, just popped in due to the med change. Thanks for you replies.
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