[Dreamtwister]

You know, I have to wonder if it might have something to do with the deluge of unactionable bad news with which people are inundated.

60% of people are overweight? What a bummer, but what can I do about it? 50,000 people are flooded out of their homes? It's sad, but what can I do? We might be gearing up for another interminable war which could end civilization? That sucks, but all I can do is watch.

Are we seeing a trend here?

We are fed a constant diet of information, disinformation and misinformation, designed to make us feel depressed, isolated and powerless. And they intersperse this crap with ads for the latest poison to make you "feel good".

And people wonder why everyone they know are taking meds?

[vision-master]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Dreamtwister', 'Y')ou know, I have to wonder if it might have something to do with the deluge of unactionable bad news with which people are inundated.

60% of people are overweight? What a bummer, but what can I do about it? 50,000 people are flooded out of their homes? It's sad, but what can I do? We might be gearing up for another interminable war which could end civilization? That sucks, but all I can do is watch.

Are we seeing a trend here?

We are fed a constant diet of information, disinformation and misinformation, designed to make us feel depressed, isolated and powerless. And they intersperse this crap with ads for the latest poison to make you "feel good".

And people wonder why everyone they know are taking meds?

[Dreamtwister]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vision-master', 'F')YI: They don't make you "feel good". At best they just flatten your mood and or clam you down.

[vision-master]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Dreamtwister', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vision-master', 'F')YI: They don't make you "feel good". At best they just flatten your mood and or clam you down.

[Kingcoal]

I would estimate that approximately 45% of the US population is on some sort of psych drug(s). Makes me wonder how people survived before big pharma. These drugs are very expensive and some are very addictive. In fact, xanax is considered by many to be more addictive than heroin. A heroin addict rarely dies from withdraw, however a xanax addict can. These harmless looking pills are hard drugs and IMO should be avoided. Coming home after a days work and having a drink or a toke of plant material to unwind is one thing, but needing drugs just to function at work means you have a serious problem. I wouldn't want anyone working for me who is doped up on the job. What happens when they cause an accident? Who's libel then? The employer of course - that happened to a buddy of mine who owns a tree service. He was sued not only for the damage caused when some guy smashed a reach into a telephone pole, but also by the guy who did it! The guy admitted to being on xanax and told the judge that even though he withheld that information from his employer, his employer "should have known" by his messed up appearance.

[catbox]

I stopped antidepressants and drinking at the same time cold turkey (bad choice...don't try that one)....went in to post acute withdrawal syndrome and I'm still there...2 years now, although the symptoms are much less intense these days. I was diagnosed possible Bipolar 2 in February of last year and that seemed to make sense...the further along I get from drinking and AD's...I am getting clear enough to recognize chemical changes happening in my noggin whether I want it to or not. I'm not on meds now but find that good sleep, exercise, omega 3 fish oil, staying busy with art and music, and a healthy diet help. But there are times where I seriously consider meds because it gets pretty scary. So far the illness is not wrecking my life but it seems like it's always there in some way.

I also have a good shrink, psyche nurse, and acupuncturist that I brought on board when the withdrawal symptoms became too much..that team of folks has been great!

So far no meds...not to say it won't happen, but I'm hoping not to go on meds period.


catbox

[Specop_007]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vision-master', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Specop_007', 'T')he government weed isnt grown in a abandoned cave. Well, not in America anyways. I was for about a week. I said screw that, if that drug was considered normal I'll take insane any day! Threw that crap in the trash. My wife is another story however.

[PenultimateManStanding]

I'm sorry to hear about your father, spec. requiescat in pace

[Tyler_JC]

We shouldn't put ALL psych meds into the same camp for the same reason we shouldn't put all illegal drugs into the same camp.

Crystal meth is far worse for you than marijuana.

Benzodiazepines like Xanax, Valium, and Ativan are far more addictive and cause more withdrawal symptoms than SSRIs like Zoloft or Paxil.

I've known a few people who use or used psych meds. Some were helped greatly by the drugs. It really depends on the individual.

Anti-depressants are overprescribed, no doubt about it, but for the people who actually need them, they can be a miracle.

Don't forget that before the modern era, depressed people usually just drank themselves to death. Alcoholism among the depressed has declined dramatically and been replaced by Prozac "addiction".

Are we better off? I don't know. I believe we are but I can't speak for everyone else.

[Specop_007]

Come on guys, Xanax is Gods gift to Saturday evenings at the club!

[lotrfan55345]

25-50%
I go to an American High School...

Most popular: amphetamine, fluoxetine, sertraline

The happiest (acting), most smiley person I know is on fluoxetine... I don't know why.

[Ludi]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Tyler_JC', 'S')ome were helped greatly by the drugs. It really depends on the individual.

[Specop_007]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PenultimateManStanding', 'I')'m sorry to hear about your father, spec. requiescat in pace

[Ludi]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('catbox', '
')So far no meds...not to say it won't happen, but I'm hoping not to go on meds period.

[Tyler_JC]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('lotrfan55345', '2')5-50%
I go to an American High School...

Most popular: amphetamine, fluoxetine, sertraline

The happiest (acting), most smiley person I know is on fluoxetine... I don't know why.

[PenultimateManStanding]

“Six Days on the Road”

Well, I pulled out of Pittsburgh,
Rollin' down the Eastern Seaboard.
I've got my diesel wound up,
And she's running like never before.
There's a speed zone ahead, all right,
I don't see a cop in sight.
Six days on the road and I'm gonna make it home tonight.

I got ten forward gears,
And a Georgia overdrive.
I'm taking little white pills,
And my eyes are open wide.
I just passed a 'Jimmy' and a 'White':
I've been passin' everything in sight.
Six days on the road and I'm gonna make it home tonight.



Amphetamines are popular in many walks of life. (btw, Tyler, your avatar is hilarious)

[JJ]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vision-master', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'H')ow are these zombies gonna function post-peak without their dope?

[Polemic]

Fluoxetine (Prozac) is 94% fluoride.

"I say this in all earnestness and sincerity of a scientist who has spent nearly 20 years research into the chemistry, biochemistry, physiology and pathology of fluorides. Any person who drinks artificially fluoridated water for a period of one year or more will never again be the same person." -Charles Elliot Perkins

Fluoride causes cancer, lowers IQ, disrupts cell processes, etc.

That's why most U.S. cities fluoridate their water supply... to turn the public into drooling slaves.

[vision-master]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Specop_007', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vision-master', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Specop_007', 'T')he government weed isnt grown in a abandoned cave. Well, not in America anyways.

I was for about a week. I said screw that, if that drug was considered normal I'll take insane any day! Threw that crap in the trash.

My wife is another story however.

[Polemic]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', ' ')"Fluoridation is an attempt by industry to camouflage their deadliest pollutant, with government officials and Madison Avenue advertisers beating the drums. The fluoridation empire is like a castle built on quicksand." says Gladys Caldwell, author, "Fluoridation and Truth Decay", 1974.

As far back as April of 1950 in the Journal of the American Dental Association, Vol 40:440, a study by G. J. Cox and H.C. Hodge, "Toxicity of Fluorides in Relation to Their Use in Dentistry", made it clear that fluoride is a poison: "Some of the basic and necessary metabolic processes in the cell are stopped by concentrations of fluorides such as are found in acute poisoning. These changes are comparable to those seen in high-grade anoxia (lack of sufficient oxygen in the body tissues) and are the basis for describing fluorides as general protoplasmic poisons." Fluorides have also been used historically for mind control:

Charles Elliot Perkins, research scientist sent by the US government to take charge of I.G. Farben chemical plants in Germany discovered that " The real purpose behind water fluoridation is to reduce the resistance of the masses to domination, control and loss of liberty." In his report to the Lee Foundation for Nutritional Research in October of 1954, he said, "Repeated doses of infinitesimal amounts of fluoride will in time reduce an individual's power to resist domination, by slowly poisoning and narcotizing a certain area of the brain, thus making him submissive to the will of those who wish to govern him."