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Posted by Shanna (205.231.146.1) on 11:59:39 29/11/04

Thank you! I am one of the few women in my family not on some form of antidepressents. When I say that I would prefer to discuss my problems with a therapist than suppress them, my family acts as though I would prefer an invasion of privacy to quietly handling these problems myself. Their physicians hear the traumas they have experienced, and immediately say that they have chemical imbalances. To me, this is an excuse to prescribe the latest prescription drug the companies have been pushing to doctors. My mother was prescribed one such drug, and the side effects were so unbearable, she had to stop taking them gradually, after only 3 months of usage, because of the withdrawal. Taking pills to solve problems all too often result in the need for more pills to balance out the side effects of the first medication. Thank you for prescribing "pearls," not pills. More doctors need to give patients tough answers to their tough problems, rather than just prescribe a cure all.

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Comments:	: Thank you! I am one of the few women in my family not on some form of antidepressents. When I say that I would prefer to discuss my problems with a therapist than suppress them, my family acts as though I would prefer an invasion of privacy to quietly handling these problems myself. Their physicians hear the traumas they have experienced, and immediately say that they have chemical imbalances. To me, this is an excuse to prescribe the latest prescription drug the companies have been pushing to doctors. My mother was prescribed one such drug, and the side effects were so unbearable, she had to stop taking them gradually, after only 3 months of usage, because of the withdrawal. Taking pills to solve problems all too often result in the need for more pills to balance out the side effects of the first medication. Thank you for prescribing "pearls," not pills. More doctors need to give patients tough answers to their tough problems, rather than just prescribe a cure all.
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Dr. Carl A. Hammerschlag, M.D., CPAE, psychiatrist and author, is a professional keynote and motivational speaker. He speaks on a variety of topics including healthcare, mind body and spirit, health and wellness, mental healing and leadership. He has delivered motivational and keynote speaches to corporate and business clients around the world.