Posted by Quintal on January 17, 2007, at 11:06:24
In reply to Re: Do people feel medications help or mask sympto, posted by shadowplayers721 on January 17, 2007, at 0:27:28
>Well, I feel you have much wisdom deep inside to give an answer to the proposed question. If I were your true inner self without any inner critic to comment at the side, what would be my answer to you from this question?
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>"Is codeine really treating my depression or simply masking it?"
My point was:>What's the difference?
SSRIs didn't help much but they did lave me numb and apathetic after a short while. They are the drugs that supposedly 'treat' the allegedly medical biochemical problem of anxiety and depression. Codeine revives my spirits and helps me cope with life better, yet opiates are considered to be drugs of abuse with little or no therapeutic potential in psychiatry by some people here. To me the difference seems arbitrary and usually reflects the politics of the individual poster.
Q
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