Debate of the week: brain meds

[TPoptarts]

Whoa. You sure dated yourself now.

[evcake]

Man, no, wait - dude - you are quick. Yes, I am old. The years are crawing over me like wee red ants (Ogden Nash)

[TPoptarts]

I only have like "panic attacks" when I see needles. I have a really bad needle phobia

[evcake]

I used to feel like that, but I got used to them. It's amazing what you can get used to.

[TPoptarts]

Yikes. No way in HELL. I faint when I see a needle

[evcake]

Try to land on something soft. Now if I can just remember where I put my walker, I'm gonna hobble off.

[dark_rain]

I only have like "panic attacks" when I see needles. I have a really bad needle phobia

The last time I had some sort of immunisation, my first and only sentence to the guy was...

"You hurt me and I'll hurt you."

Fortunatly, (for him) he did a good job and there was no need to carry out my joking threat. But I'm still scared s**tless of needles

[evcake]

Wussies. Hey! I've been promoted again!

[Distracted]

I don't get a rank. Guess I'll just stay a philanthropist forever.

I don't mind needles that much as long as I can stick myself. Isn't that weird? I hate getting blood drawn because I can't do it with one hand so I can't do it myself. Every year I give my own flu shot and do my own TB skin test. How's that for peculiar?

[evcake]

No rank? How come?
I get stuck about twice a month - no biggie anymore. Blood, now...anyone else's is fine, mine no.

[TPoptarts]

I don't mind needles that much as long as I can stick myself. Isn't that weird? I hate getting blood drawn because I can't do it with one hand so I can't do it myself. Every year I give my own flu shot and do my own TB skin test. How's that for peculiar?

Yeah thanks for posting that. Makes me like totally shaky and light headed right now and I'm losing touch in my fingers and toes. Kinda hard to type plus thanks for reminding me to be scared of TB. I think I'm more scared of needles than all of you together

[Mitchell]

Brain Meds? I dont need no stinkin Brain meds! I use the Old, tried, an true method fix/prevention for depression. I work so damn much their aint time to get depressed. Idel hands do the work of the devil an all that.

Seriously I think, Im pretty normal mental health wise,, well sorta.

Never had a problem with needles. Far worse things out there thin a lil pin prick. Or using them to.
Ya Know what, for a criters that are kinda large. Its pretty hard to hit a vein in the neck of a cow for an Iv. Now the vein runnin across their belly to their utter, thats cake to hit.

[blacknblue]

Just curious Mitchell. Do you still castrate with a blade? Or is it all done with those constricting bands now?

[evcake]

[HopefulNebula]

Brain meds are just like any other medication. When used judiciously, they save lives. But way too often they get used improperly.

Case in point. (It's on Salon so you'll have to click through an ad to get to the full story; sorry about that.) But that's as much of an autism rant as it is a medicational rant, so I'll leave it as just the link. (Short version of the rant, since I can't keep myself away: I'm autistic. I'm also human. Why do so many neurotypical People In Charge see these two things as incompatible?)

A major problem is that people are expecting meds to do all the work for them, when that's hardly the case. Taking painkillers, antibiotics, etc. after, say, having knee surgery may let you be up and about faster (and reduce the risk to yourself), but if you go skiing three days after the surgery, you're not going to be much better off than you were before the surgery. (True story: my mom's crazy ex-boss did that.)

and re: needles: Never did see the big deal about them. Now, MRIs. You have to sedate me to get me into one of those. Seriously. *shudders* Just so damned loud...