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Do you feel like natural methods are better treatment for mental illness?

TLDR: Do you feel like natural methods are better treatment for mental illness?
The forum thread revolves around concerns about overmedication by doctors, particularly in the context of mental health and general medical practices. Key points raised include: 1. **Overmedication Concerns**: Jasony initiates the discussion by questioning the necessity of medication and suggests exploring the underlying causes of health issues rather than prescribing drugs. He expresses skepticism about the motivations of doctors, implying financial incentives might drive the prescription of medication. 2. **Systemic Issues**: Jay™ shares observations from a local perspective, noting that doctors in his small town often rush consultations and frequently prescribe medications, which he attributes to the payment structure in the healthcare system. He suggests that this system encourages quick and possibly unnecessary prescriptions. 3. **Alternative Approaches and Self-Care**: Jaminhealth advocates for self-reliance in health management, including using online resources like "Dr Google" and avoiding traditional Western medicine. She also mentions personal positive experiences with non-medical approaches such as talk therapy and addressing thyroid issues. 4. **Personal Experiences with Medication**: Lavalamp provides a counter-narrative by mentioning the benefits he experienced from prescribed medication for mental health, although he also acknowledges the value of counseling and other forms of therapy. He notes that sometimes time is the best healer. 5. **Critique of Mental Health Medication**: Jasony further criticizes specific mental health medications, comparing their effects to being intoxicated or overly sedated, and suggests alternatives like exercise could be more beneficial. Overall, the thread reflects a mix of distrust towards the conventional medical system and an endorsement of alternative health management strategies, with personal anecdotes highlighting both positive and negative experiences with prescribed medications.
Jasony

Jasony

I think doctors overmedicate. In fact, I wonder if sometimes people need medicine at all. I think there are other ways to help people. I mean, for one thing, why not get to the root of the problem - as in say, if someone is angry, then find out why they're angry and fix it.

Of course, doctors like medicine - cause it's more money for the medical industry.
 
I do all I can to avoid western medical medicine. As for mental health, I don't know my mental is good. I know on another group some members wear their bipolar dx like a gold medal. They can't stop blaming their lives on bipolar.
 
Jasony said:
I think doctors overmedicate.
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We live in a small town with a few doctor's that do just that, they rush people in and out of there within 10 minutes without really looking to see what's happening with the person but you see just about all of them walking out with a prescription in hand, looking into it further these doctors get paid by the visit and an extra bonus if there do any refers.

Do the math If the clinic is open daily from 5 pm to 9 pm and pushes through 80 people.

The system is broken.
 
Jay said:
We live in a small town with a few doctor's that do just that, they rush people in and out of there within 10 minutes without really looking to see what's happening with the person but you see just about all of them walking out with a prescription in hand, looking into it further these doctors get paid by the visit and an extra bonus if there do any refers.

Do the math If the clinic is open daily from 5 pm to 9 pm and pushes through 80 people.

The system is broken.
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As long as Big Pharma controls, it will stay broken. People need to use their fingers and find help for themselves. There is so much one can achieve on their own.

Have an issue, use Dr Google, he's free of charge and then make some decisions on where to go with his suggestions. I've been doing this for over 30 yrs...
 
I think prescribed medication can certainly help with mental health problems and it has definitely helped me relatively recently, although I've managed to come off all the medication now.

Other forms of therapy can help too. I've tried quite a few of them. I think for me counselling was the most helpful.

Sometimes (from my experience) you also just need time and there isn't much you can do in that situation other than just wait things out.
 
Talk therapy with the right therapist is critical and I used a MFC many years ago with mother/daughter issues in my life. And as I've said in another area, getting thyroid supported did a 1000% change for me.
 
I'm very cynical about a lot of mental medication. A lot of it just buzzes people up like beer, when you could get happy by exercising. In other cases, as with anti-psychotics, they just dope people up like a zombie.
 
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