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Heath Ledger's Accidental Overdose - Discussion Thread (Was: Breaking News)
chefjudy:
umm, can we move on now and just agree that some people do abuse prescriptions out of
ignorance, stupidity or both - we do not know what was going on with Heath that last night
and talking or suppositions now are pointless :)
souxi:
Come on people. We are ALL very upset here. Lets not start arguing about who did what, or what or who is to blame. Lets support each other, I think we all need it after the past 2 weeks. :'( :'(
SFEnnisSF:
--- Quote from: Phillip Dampier on February 06, 2008, 11:45:15 am ---This is a pretty outrageous list of drugs to be found in one's system.
We have a problem in this country where doctors treat mental stress and conditions associated with depression and anxiety by literally throwing drugs at the problem, when study after study shows that talk therapy can be just as effective, or even more so, than prescription drugs. It takes a bigger commitment to talk through issues in your life with a therapist, and the insurance industry considers it more expensive, but it's far less dangerous that just handing over a stack of prescriptions to fill at the local CVS or Walgreens.
This is another shocking shame. This country needs to take action to help inform people about and prevent prescription drug abuse.
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I haven't read the rest of this thread yet, as I just signed on and have only made it to post #3! But Phillip hits the nail on the head right here!
My sister is currently going through some probelms with anti-depression meds the doctors gave her. She's a walking zombie, worse off than before.
When they tried to give my high blood pressure meds, and my body reacted to them, I had a panic attack about it. I thought the meds were screwing my heart and cardiovascular system up. I went to the ER, and the EKG was fine. Heart soundind and working fine. Jes' had a panic attack about it is all. (I don't like meds!)
But then, the doctor who I had just talked to for about 45 seconds, said I should be perscribed autovan(sp?) or prozac to help with panic attacks. I said WHAT? WTF? I then asked the doctor if I was ok physically, and he said yes. I then told him he was excused!
This really pissed me off beyond belief. I'm still angry about it. The pharm companies are giving these doctors free rounds of golf on Saturdays to perscribe this shit. The doctor didn't even know me. Spoke to me for 45 seconds. How in the hell does he know physicatrically that I need Prozac? Fortunately, I'm good enough to know what's best for me, but some folks will believe anything doctors tell them. Some folks have know idea what they're taking. Yes, as Phillip said, this country needs to wake up!
If your depressed or have anxiety, talk to someone about it. Get down to the root of the problem and solve it. That is what helped me when I had a bout of anxiety and depression. Throwing prozac and all these other drugs at it just sweeps it all under the carpet, doesn't help the situation, and turns folks into unfeeling zombies!
Verona:
--- Quote from: souxi on February 06, 2008, 03:33:50 pm ---Come on people. We are ALL very upset here. Lets not start arguing about who did what, or what or who is to blame. Lets support each other, I think we all need it after the past 2 weeks. :'( :'(
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'Tis true. Sometimes one's judgment is clouded by pain, exhaustion, illness... life happens. There is no blame here. "Accidental" means just that. It was a tragic accident.
:(
Phillip Dampier:
--- Quote from: souxi on February 06, 2008, 03:33:50 pm ---Come on people. We are ALL very upset here. Lets not start arguing about who did what, or what or who is to blame. Lets support each other, I think we all need it after the past 2 weeks. :'( :'(
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To everyone, actually...
I think it would be a tragedy not to use this to try and prevent someone else from becoming the next victim, however I agree that sniping at each other comes perilously close to the personal attack, which is always forbidden here. If someone is slighting someone else in our community, stop it. If you are being slighted, just breeze on past that reply and ignore it, because there will be a lot of messages to read here. I would prefer not to have us moderate this forum to remove stuff that people know doesn't belong here, so let's keep it civil.
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