Reply #163: As I said, It's a mixed bag. I am not anti-med. I think it can be lifesaving.

[Mik T]

I am not a wierdo alternative health person who believes in homeopathy or some other crock of crap. For some poeple, there is no denying that that meds work.

On the flip side I just felt that they overprescribed them. Two of my clients were on 12 meds at once. They were kinda like animated zombies. I think the drs were rewarded by the drug companies for over medicating their medicaid patients. Most of the ones on medicaid were given more drugs then IMO, they required.

Also, when diet and exercise are neglected, it is a fact that they make depression worse, whether you are on meds or not. They don't seem to affect schizophrenia or bipolar disorder that much though.