@Rhythym - appreciate you sharing your experiences.
I have no doubt that psychiatric meds are over-prescribed, but as FNM said, let's not throw the baby out with the bathwater. I doubt I would be here if it weren't for psych meds. In 2008 I went off the rails after being untreated for close to 25 years. Took several months of stabilization before I was able to effectively participate in my therapy, and *years* to peel back the layers of the onion. Nearly six years later, we're still working on it, though I've been off meds since late 2011.
I have no doubt that psychiatric meds are over-prescribed, but as FNM said, let's not throw the baby out with the bathwater. I doubt I would be here if it weren't for psych meds. In 2008 I went off the rails after being untreated for close to 25 years. Took several months of stabilization before I was able to effectively participate in my therapy, and *years* to peel back the layers of the onion. Nearly six years later, we're still working on it, though I've been off meds since late 2011.
