Lol that's not what I mean, most people "dependent" on meds to function are extremely aware of it, and the stigma against dependence has a lot more negative impact on their lives than the dependence
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Replying to @arthur_affect @unwitod and
Being dependent on medication isn’t the same as addiction, you fuckwit. Diabetes isn’t an addiction to insulin. People with HIV aren’t ‘hooked on’ a cocktail of medication. The hidden addictions I spoke of are addictions to drugs and alcohol most people deny or are unaware of.
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Replying to @Shatterface @unwitod and
Yeah and the line between "addiction" and "dependency" isn't the clear bright one you think it is, especially for currently controversial drugs like opioids
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Replying to @arthur_affect @Shatterface and
The whole reason people fearmongered about SSRIs is they "create dependency", they can leave it theoretically worse off if you start taking them and stop than if you never started That's something to be aware of when prescribing, it's NOT a reason not to do it
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Replying to @arthur_affect @unwitod and
I never said I was against the use of SSRIs. What the fuck are you on about? Do I have to go through every single medical condition and it’s treatment? Can you not fucking *generalise* from what I said about insulin and pain relief?
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Replying to @Shatterface @unwitod and
I *am* generalizing Fearmongering about addiction and dependency is bad, the medical gatekeeping it has led to has caused a lot of harm, and I'm opposed to it
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Replying to @arthur_affect @Shatterface and
There are probably millions of people who are dead today because of the US's controlled substance schedule saying drugs like ketamine (or THC) are off limits because they're too fun
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Replying to @arthur_affect @unwitod and
I’m not against using ketamine for treating PTSD or alcoholism. Follow the fucking argument, not the one your headmates are butting in with. Using drugs to treat conditions is not the same as creating conditions through the use of drugs.
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Replying to @Shatterface @unwitod and
The problem with gatekeeping is people like you deciding you get to tell other people whether they have a "condition"
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Replying to @arthur_affect @Shatterface and
So there's no such thing as medical expertise and judgement in Chu's wonderus world then? Everyone is the sole judge of their own situation?
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I think given the history of medical gatekeeping it's something to at least be skeptical about You know homosexuality was only removed as a mental illness from the DSM thanks to political protests and threats to out members of the APA who were gay
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Replying to @arthur_affect @Shatterface and
They were also wrong about lobotomies and repressed memory syndrome. These approaches were based on faulty ideas and dogmatic beliefs Your approach removes the possibility of getting treatments right, though, by collapsing the idea of authoritative medical knowledge in general
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Replying to @unwitod @Shatterface and
My "approach" is to prioritize the lived experience and expressed desires of the patient, or at least give them more of a vote than they've gotten in the past Which was exactly the problem with the highhanded attitude behind stuff like pushing lobotomies
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