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Originally Posted by pao-lino
this is such a sad american trend.
I mean, is so strange anxiety incidence in US is something like 8 times than my country (it's a %rate), and the way to value incidence is counting diagnosis and prescriptions. It's sad you say "I'm going to doctor and I hope he will give me pills".
we (europeans-but don't get what I say as an attack) are very astonished by your ease to prescribe psychomeds... I talk as a medicine student, actually attending neurology department.
it's a lot about responsability. How can a teenage safely handle psychoactive drugs?... it's sad to hear some of you take painkillers to be less shy, is worse than sharing some friends' ansiolitics to be high...
this mentality of artificial relay is a big trap hiding just a huge business. this year prozac had its 20th birthday...20 years of billions of dollars...
another sad thing is that this economical trend is extending to europe...
it's now sure anxiety can be cured with diet, physical activities, breathing training, and can be caused by metabolic disorders (see hyperthyroidism)... but I understan it's hard to move overweight asses from their computer. much easier getting pills and falling in the cliche "I'm on xanax, like in ellis novels and independent movies!", huh?
I just hope your doctor is a good one and not just a prick who receives prescribing-prices and at least follows your therapy.
good luck
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well i aint overwieght..far from it, iv had anxiety and depression for 4-5 yrs now, i am seeing a therapist tomorrow morning aswell.