> It doesn't make sense to make blanket statements about "the drugs" when psychiatric drugs differ widely in this regard.
> I'd be cautious of taking advice from anyone who makes blanket statements about "the drugs". This is bordering on uninformed anti-psychiatry.
Yeah, as someone who has been close to people who need antipsychotics, I sometimes feel the anti-antidepressant crowd extrapolates to all psychiatric drugs and this is very scary. Especially since people with conditions like schizophrenia or bipolar frequently think they don't need medication.
> I'd be cautious of taking advice from anyone who makes blanket statements about "the drugs". This is bordering on uninformed anti-psychiatry.
Yeah, as someone who has been close to people who need antipsychotics, I sometimes feel the anti-antidepressant crowd extrapolates to all psychiatric drugs and this is very scary. Especially since people with conditions like schizophrenia or bipolar frequently think they don't need medication.