today i walked for about 1 km. after that, i was gasping for air, didn't feel my legs, had tunnel vision, nearly lost balance, and was simultaneously freezing and sweating. i love antidepressants. sincerely. anxiety before clomipramine was way worse than its side effects
revolutionary idea number two: no one has a moral right (or an obligation) to prevent another human being from self-harm
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From harm to others though?..
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i don't dispute that, but ethics of involuntary hospitalization and treatment in *that* case are way too complex to discuss on twitter
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Agree. Just wanted to point out that in many cases (mis)information psychiatrists give doesn't result from "power trips", and isn't that easy a question either.
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oh I wasn't even talking about psychiatry specifically, doctors who lie and flat out ignore what their patients say are common in all fields. just today talked with someone whose gynecologist said she was lying about OC side effects. hence, power trip
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Then sorry, I misinterpreted you! What you described is sure unacceptable and a power trip (though I am not sure if it is always or even usually the case)
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not always, and as far as i can tell, not even usually, but one is enough; that person swore off prescription OCs entirely so that this wouldn't happen again. one bad apple etc
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that said, it can be much worse when it happens in psychiatry, e.g. one case where a patient whose only crime was suicidal ideation ended up with neuroleptic malignant syndrome...
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or to go back to what prompted this thread, when you give out ssris like candy (and lie about them), plenty of people end up with, for lack of better words, permanent brain damage, and often without any improvement in original symptoms either
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