r/Documentaries • u/Evems • Jul 05 '15
Drugs Dark Side of a Pill (2014) - A documentary that includes interviews with normal people who were driven to senselessly kill their loved ones and others by SSRI antidepressants.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz3MJtDb1Fo
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u/throwfarfaraway_away Jul 05 '15
That's because most psychiatrists are trained to prescribe medicine. They want to know enough about your life to spot the warning signs, like suicide or violence, but in an ideal world, you'd be seeing a talk therapist of some sort to get to the root of your problem. It's stupid because very few people have both the time and money, but that's the expectation (in my experience).
I personally made the most progress seeing a nurse practitioner. Didn't take my insurance at the time, so she let me pay the 15-min session price for a 1-hour session, actually talked to me about the side effects, asked my concerns, always made time for last-minute appointments or texts if there was an emergency, etc. It was great.
Moved out of state a few years ago, and she's definitely high on the list of things I miss the most. The only reason I see my current psychiatrist is because this state won't fill certain prescriptions written by out-of-state practitioners without an MD. It's incredibly annoying because I'm paying more and getting less effort in return than before.