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02 Nov 2006, 9:48 pm

Thanks for the encouragement, SusyQ... My bf (NT... and really great!) echoes your sentiment.

And Fraya, that's one of the best metaphors I've heard in a long time! I beleive this as well (hence the wanting to get off the drugs), and so well put! :wink:

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To make things more complicated every human body is different.

Its like pasting the same subroutine into randomly selected software programs without tailoring it to fit or even reading the rest of the program to know what will happen.

Best case scenario is there are bugs worst case you crash the program.
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TM1, 1987??? How old ARE you??? I mean, sorry, I really don't mean to be so blunt, but dude, I was nine in '87... and you were buying tryptophan over the counter?



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02 Nov 2006, 10:02 pm

DrowningMedusa wrote:
Thanks for the encouragement, SusyQ... My bf (NT... and really great!) echoes your sentiment.

And Fraya, that's one of the best metaphors I've heard in a long time! I beleive this as well (hence the wanting to get off the drugs), and so well put! :wink:

Fraya wrote:
To make things more complicated every human body is different.

Its like pasting the same subroutine into randomly selected software programs without tailoring it to fit or even reading the rest of the program to know what will happen.

Best case scenario is there are bugs worst case you crash the program.
8)

TM1, 1987??? How old ARE you??? I mean, sorry, I really don't mean to be so blunt, but dude, I was nine in '87... and you were buying tryptophan over the counter?


I was 17 in 1987. Old enough to be on adult probation at the time for a prohibited weapon.



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02 Nov 2006, 10:13 pm

Fraya wrote:
Yeah Im firmly opposed to pharmaceuticals as well.

Basically they are the product of flawed thinking. You cant forcibly change one parameter in a complex system without also altering every other interconnected part of it.

And in the human body EVERYTHING is heavily interconnected.

To make things more complicated every human body is different.

Its like pasting the same subroutine into randomly selected software programs without tailoring it to fit or even reading the rest of the program to know what will happen.

Best case scenario is there are bugs worst case you crash the program.

Not to mention the fact that pharmaceutical companies and doctors have no reason to actually cure you (they gain nothing from it) when they can keep you barely alive or taking pills every day for the rest of your life and make a fortune.


There are known different types of neutrotransmitter receptor proteins in people. Some
of these known types occur more common in people with various disorders. Granted
known treatment agents are not selective enough but they are still more effective than
OTC products.



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04 Nov 2006, 11:02 pm

Medusa:
The bad news is that no one outside can help you. You have to do it from the inside. The good news is, it's doable from the inside. If you see a doctor, your going to get drugs. If you see a witch doctor, you're going to get strange remedies. If you take a good look at yourself and decide that you like what you see, then you're way ahead of the game. Drugs help some people (me for one), and hurt others (my aspie son, for example....who won't touch them). If it were me, I'd opt for the sex, it's more fun than the drugs (well, you asked).

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04 Nov 2006, 11:09 pm

And by the way, the world is a depressing place, but there's nothing you personally can do about it, so don't take the world on your shoulders, and try breaking some of the mirrors (not the real ones) you look into, because they lie anyway. If you're looking for oblivian, try drugs. If you're looking for reality, put on your shields and seek reality. But don't let it get you down!

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05 Nov 2006, 12:02 pm

Thanks, bdtd... I know what I have to do, but encouragement to do so never hurts... :)

Going to have to make an appointment at the clinic this week to see if I can get my dose reduced to the starting point (32.5 mgs) and then from there wean myself off. I'm a little scared of that at this point because I really really hate the "brain shocks" that come with the territory. Makes me nervous thinking about it.

On the bright side, however, once I'm off I won't have to worry about geting them if I skip a day anymore.