Anonymous
10/5/2025, 6:48:39 PM
No.16806918
>>16806818
>I'm both a psych patient and med student.
Interesting.
>I will never think that someone who goes through depression or a mood disorder is suffering it only 'cause of "bad brain chemistry"
I guess my position is this: maybe some patients do have genuine brain problems, but how would we know? Psych patients don't usually have their brains tested. For some psych patients, their problem might be a faulty or unusual brain. But other patients might have very normal brains, and maybe they're just unhappy/distressed because of life stresses.
Also I just hate psych meds personally. I remember when I used to deal with my life problems by doing things. Whether that was going for a walk, or going on the internet, or whatever. Now my brain is dependent on a stupid antidepressant, and if I try to come off it, I become lethargic and unproductive. I will probably have to gradually reduce the dose over time if I want to come off it without getting withdrawal symptoms.
>I'm both a psych patient and med student.
Interesting.
>I will never think that someone who goes through depression or a mood disorder is suffering it only 'cause of "bad brain chemistry"
I guess my position is this: maybe some patients do have genuine brain problems, but how would we know? Psych patients don't usually have their brains tested. For some psych patients, their problem might be a faulty or unusual brain. But other patients might have very normal brains, and maybe they're just unhappy/distressed because of life stresses.
Also I just hate psych meds personally. I remember when I used to deal with my life problems by doing things. Whether that was going for a walk, or going on the internet, or whatever. Now my brain is dependent on a stupid antidepressant, and if I try to come off it, I become lethargic and unproductive. I will probably have to gradually reduce the dose over time if I want to come off it without getting withdrawal symptoms.