Thread 16784121

Thoughts on the science of psychiatry?

Is it a good idea to change your brain chemistry with drugs, when we don't fully understand the effects of those drugs?

Are psychiatric drugs just pushed by Big Pharma in order to make big profits?

>>16784121 (OP)
the only drugs that psychiatry use that benefit people are schizio and APs which any general practitioner can prescribe based on auditory voices and shit that you normally get with psychotic patients


xanax is good though 4mg and i sleep well af

psychiatry is the biggest scam ever perpetuated

>>16784976
APs have been extended and made prescribable to adolescents for social control such as bipolar disorder.

Do you have to understand exactly how a drug works if it helps people? I mean Antidepressents have been out for atleast 50 years, so plenty of time to study long term effect. To note though, that Antidep. only really work on severe cases and are currently overperscribed (atleast US)

>>16785387
alright

>>16785309
agreed and my dad is a psychiatrist he gives b12 injections like a retard its cyano not even methyl mthfr bros btfo

>>16784121 (OP)
I'm a schizo and you won't read my thoughts on it, should have posted in that thread

Modern day theory of the humors. Bloodletting worked sometimes too! But understanding the relevant mechanisms to the level required for a principled psychopharmacology is beyond modern society. Just fix your life (regular aerobic and anaerobic exercise, balanced diet that keeps you below 18% bodyfat, regular socialization and participation in a community to which you contribute, active romantic life, active intellectual life, and you must be honest with yourself - harder than it may seem) and seek therapy before resorting to the meds but wcyd they do appear to work...sometimes. When traditional psychedelics join the ranks of prescription medication we will see a new generation of psychopharmacological efficacy but it will not cure all either. We live in a society lmao