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Serenity?
More like Equilibrium, given the effects of lithium. Of course, we are talking about really small doses. It does beg the question though. If small doses are effective, why do people only get prescribed massively higher doses?
Ever see the movie 'Equilibrium'..? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equilibrium_%28film%29 I think we need to make changes to how we live our lives before we resort to using drugs if we can avoid it. What's next? Dieting drugs in our water?
And, even when the condition can be remedied by life changes, good or bad (is moving to Seattle and suffering from depression deserving of criticism?) doesn't it make sense to buy time by treating the major life threatening symptoms, i.e. trying to kill yourself?
"One person's right to drink lithium-free water is no greater than another's right to drink lithium-enhanced water." Um... If you feel this strongly about it, then go put lithium in your water. Don't make me buy bottled water. I've been on lithium before. I'd prefer to spend the rest of my life as far away from ingesting it as possible.
Ever see the movie 'Equilibrium'..? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equilibrium_%28film%29 I think we need to make changes to how we live our lives before we resort to using drugs if we can avoid it. What's next? Dieting drugs in our water?
It's not like this is an anti-obesity drug to fight poor life choices and life styles. I really hope you don't feel that the majority of suicides were by people who simply made 'poor life choices' and needed to change how they lived. And, even when the condition can be remedied by life changes, good or bad (is moving to Seattle and suffering from depression deserving of criticism?) doesn't it make sense to buy time b…
I'm merely saying that living a healthy, active and happy life would produce good results and help to avoid needing to take drugs. Is that wrong? Naive?
Regarding the success story provided as precedent: I don't know the quantities involved, but if it is known that swallowing a toothpaste tube's worth of fluoride can kill a child, I'm not comfortable with the idea of tainting the drinking water with even "safe" amounts of this poison just so it will briefly pass by your teeth in its way to your digestive tract. Sounds reckless and extremely disrespectful to me. http:…
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It's not like this is an anti-obesity drug to fight poor life choices and life styles. I really hope you don't feel that the majority of suicides were by people who simply made 'poor life choices' and needed to change how they lived. And, even when the condition can be remedied by life changes, good or bad (is moving to Seattle and suffering from depression deserving of criticism?) doesn't it make sense to buy time b…
What are the majority of suicides caused by? (I am actually curious.) I'm merely saying that living a healthy, active and happy life would produce good results and help to avoid needing to take drugs. Is that wrong? Naive?
Even if lithium was added in 7up[1] before the fifties, it's not drinking water and you don't take your bath with 7up or cook your potatoes with it...
"One person's right to drink lithium-free water is no greater than another's right to drink lithium-enhanced water." Um... If you feel this strongly about it, then go put lithium in your water. Don't make me buy bottled water. I've been on lithium before. I'd prefer to spend the rest of my life as far away from ingesting it as possible.
Also, I highly doubt anyone has done a study on what tiny amounts of lithium ingested regularly would do to your kidneys. There is a reason your doctor wants you to get semi-regular kidney function tests if you're on lithium.
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What are the majority of suicides caused by? (I am actually curious.) I'm merely saying that living a healthy, active and happy life would produce good results and help to avoid needing to take drugs. Is that wrong? Naive?
Naive, yes.
Naive or not, I think an active healthy lifestyle is something that we should all strive for. Work and hope for the best.