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Hello and ideas needed from Pgh PA

Hello all,I am a new member to mindfreedom and am so relieved to have found this site! I am a survivor, of course, my most common label, (though given quite a lot over the years, often contradicting) is bipolar...But I just kinda laugh..I told my doctor I thinkI am really tri-polar and asked for a pill forthat one...luckily he has sense of humor and just laughed.

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Psychiatry is a business

I think something a lot of people don't understand or at least don't talk about is that psychiatry is a business. The reason why a lot of people don't receive the right kinds of treatment is because there is no profit in it.
Psychiatrists/social workers make a lot more money waiting for people that may need help to hit rock bottom and then putting them through their system thereby creating more jobs etc.

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Chemical imbalance?

A chemical imbalance in the brain is the most common explanation for what mental illness is, However from what I know there is no scientific evidence that can support it's validity.
Why is it that society as a whole can simply accept this without question, and use it as a basis to take the rights away from individuals labeled as having it.

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Zoloft shatters nerves..

I am suffering from some kind of neurological horror. Even the slightest touch hurts my nerves, I guess it depends upon the nerves in my fingers. Have just taken some natural Chinese herbal medicine for the pain.

I was looking up nerve pain on the net just now and found a page that was very enlightening.

http://www.mcvitamins.com/neuropathy-side-effects.htm

See the list of Antidepressants for Zolofts listing. I just jumped a mile from the sound of a tissue falling in a plastic bag, and the sound of my mum opening the door in the hallway was shattering to my nerves.

Apathy depression and akathisia from Risperdal

I had been forced treated with Risperdal shots since July, 08. Despite my complaints of misery and torture from this drug I continue to be injected. Even my mental health records seem to cover up my akathisia by saving it is nervousness instead. This doesn't add up when I was prescribed inderal for akathisia side effect. How could staff say afterwords nervousness?

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The First "Bad Call"

Women may stand the best chance of being given a psychiatric label, after having gone through a hysterectomy. Many of those surgeries are performed at an early age,unnecessarily, but then "what's new"?

When the hormones become unbalanced due to the surgery, a woman can become very moody. Crying, is a "normal" expression of the female mood.

One of the biggest mistakes a woman makes (in my opinion) is telling her M.D. she just can't quit crying and doesn't understand why.

New MindFreedom Affiliate for Eastern Pennsylvania wants to hear from you!

Hello to all MindFreedom members in Eastern Pennsylvania and beyond! My name is Sonia Weaver and I currently live in Lancaster. I am delighted to announce here on My MFI that we have a new Level 1 affiliate: MindFreedom Eastern PA.

Skew

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"Electroshock and Psychiatry"

May 29, 2010

“Memory Cells are priceless, stop destroying them!”

I went down for the count, down but never out. It was impossible to take a break from the things in my mind. I tried very, very hard, to pull myself up but couldn’t, so I finally gave in and welcomed the aid of Psychiatry. I gave myself into their hands believing I would get help. They promised me no more problems, no more heartache, no more decisions to make because they (the Psychiatrists) would take good care of me!

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