Thread: Happy Pills

For the purposes of stress, I tend to just relax, not take too much too seriously, if it stresses me I walk away and either go back when I've calmed down or let it sort itself, as for keeping healthy I find keeping active helps this, as does a reasonably good diet.

I as a general rule don't like taking drugs, never really have, I don't even like pain killers, so I'd rather just suck it up and deal with it. if there's something seriously wrong I'll go see a doctor, just to find out what it is I guess.

Geek

Originally Posted by TheGeek

For the purposes of stress, I tend to just relax, not take too much too seriously, if it stresses me I walk away and either go back when I've calmed down or let it sort itself, as for keeping healthy I find keeping active helps this, as does a reasonably good diet.

I as a general rule don't like taking drugs, never really have, I don't even like pain killers, so I'd rather just suck it up and deal with it. if there's something seriously wrong I'll go see a doctor, just to find out what it is I guess.

Geek

That's fine when your a young wippersnapper and you get ocassional bouts of pain but for most folks as the years progress you start getting chronic conditions and often times the suck it up mentality just means you'll be living with pain s a lifelong friend. Also pain has bad effects on your life in general both physical and mental.

Originally Posted by matt321

Effexor and similar...My wife takes em. The women I worked with at the office take em. My wife's friend takes em. Sometimes I think I should too just to level the playing field!

Golly no.... unless the doctor prescribes them.

The modern mood management drugs are making
the world a much better place for those that need
them. HOWEVER if you do not need them they
may just prove problematic.

The science associated with them is complex, NEW
and CHANGING. I know just enough to know that
I do not know enough. I do know some professionals
that are in the know...... as a result I know that
if you need them they are magic and life changing
in a good way when the issue is correctly diagnosed.

If you think you need them give the doctor a visit...

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

I wouldn't be so quick to suggest people should ignore or mistrust the medical community. Afterall if modern medicine disappeared most of us would not survive very long. Certainly there is a place for alternative methods and they have been used for ages but death rates back then were steep even with their use.

+1

If you have an issue see a doctor.
Be an active participant in your own health.

It may be that all you need is a balanced diet and
modest exercise as we all should.... but some issues
do require intervention.

Golly it is almost lunch time... I'm off to get a Super deluxe
tipple cheese burger with extra cheese and some slices of
pizza as a side my joints are a bit tight and the grease
should help them. Now where are my car keys.....

Originally Posted by vthomlinson

and even the wrong kind of women in the past

i HEAR that.

Originally Posted by vthomlinson

eating healthy, staying active both physically and mentally, getting enough rest, and hanging around good people works wonders.

a big plus one on that.

As a nurse, I am always saddened when people believe they need a pill to solve their problems.

Now I dont' meant to imply that the pills don't work, but they should be perscribed by a physician, not someone without knowlege of pathologies and pharmacology.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

That's fine when your a young wippersnapper and you get ocassional bouts of pain but for most folks as the years progress you start getting chronic conditions and often times the suck it up mentality just means you'll be living with pain s a lifelong friend. Also pain has bad effects on your life in general both physical and mental.

I would love it if this was the case for me mr spendur, but alas it is not, I have went through my life with debilitating migraines, blackouts and fits, which couldn't be explained, and I was offered ****tails of drugs to dull the symptoms but nothing for the cause, whilst I do accept that the medical profession is valid I also believe they are rather quick to medicate, and I don't want it.

Additionally due to an accident I have severe pains in my hip knee and shoulder, I live with it, not because it's macho or because of some sentimental drug dislike, but because the painkillers did odd things to me lol, and the ones that didn't barely numbed the pain.

I also suffered for years in agony as I am photophobic and suffer a great deal of pain in bright lights and it was never accepted by a number of optitians here as a true medical complaint, glady now it has become a more common occurence and I can take advantage of spectacle advances to deal with it.

Geek

I was on Fluoxetine for a few months when it was really necessary, but had to give it up when everything just got boring. This was during September of 2001 and I remember calmly thinking to myself as my first thought each morning, "I wonder if it (WWIII) has started yet". I think a good exercise regimen works better in the long run.

I did quit smoking though.