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In reply to the discussion: Please do not over react or react badly to so many of us [View all]Roy Rolling
(6,947 posts)63. Thanks bvar
It seems the medical establishment is just now focusing on its shortcomings in this cluster of diseases. Ironically, over the years, advancements in pharmacology produced an over-reliance on medication solutions, but the plethora (yeah, I said it. Plethora. LOL) of medications led to another complex web of side-effects and drug interactions that the net result is a patient that is more or less sedated and without a life.
Focusing on the actual problem with clinically accurate and specific terms---brain disease---is an important step to understanding the root causes of these symptoms that rob too many gentle people---like uppity----of the dignity and state-of-the-art medical support they deserve.
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I often feel like those that are WELL-adjusted to the ridiculous society we live in...
stillwaiting
Mar 2015
#3
"had a breakdown" works much better than "went mental". Thanks for asking.
uppityperson
Mar 2015
#66
Here I thought that you were referring to general postings that get misinterpeted.
hedgehog
Mar 2015
#26
Thank you for proving my point. You make a lot of assumptions based on very little fact
uppityperson
Mar 2015
#47