"It's weird that we treat psychoactive drugs differently than other drugs. We don't have a fear of a diabetic becoming dependent on insulin or someone with high blood pressure becoming addicted to beta blockers."
It not that weird. The brain is the most complicated organ in the human body. Science understands how the kidneys work but largely doesn't understand how the brain works.
If you think these drugs are worth trying, I think you should make the argument without these sorts of analogies.
"Doctors and the patient are the best judge for the benefits and risks of living with certain conditions vs being medicated for them."
Okay, but if you were to follow this advise you should scold anyone who says "People with mental health problems should take drugs..." That's for the doctor and patient to decide, right? But you only scolded the person pushing back at this statement.
It not that weird. The brain is the most complicated organ in the human body. Science understands how the kidneys work but largely doesn't understand how the brain works.
If you think these drugs are worth trying, I think you should make the argument without these sorts of analogies.
"Doctors and the patient are the best judge for the benefits and risks of living with certain conditions vs being medicated for them."
Okay, but if you were to follow this advise you should scold anyone who says "People with mental health problems should take drugs..." That's for the doctor and patient to decide, right? But you only scolded the person pushing back at this statement.