Discussion»Statements»Rosie's Corner» Is a 100% recovery from mental illness possible? Or at best can it only be mitigated with the use of drugs taken the rest of one's life?
I'm pretty sure the answer would depend on the diagnosis of the mental illness. I would doubt that someone diagnosed with bi-polar issues, sociopathy, etc. would recover 100% whereas someone diagnosed with PTSD might, in time, recover completely.
Meds can mitigate provided they are taken faithfully. But I have heard that those meds have side effects they don't like so sometimes they simply don't take them. Thank you for your reply L! :)
I've heard the same thing. I think it may have something to do with dosages needing to be tweaked or trying a different medication or combinations of meds that may work better with fewer side effects.
Probably not, but the overwhelming consideration is how many people it will help vs. how many people have side effects. Also, some side effects are not disastrous and fade with time. Currently, I believe the number of people who have had heart issues with the Pfizer vaccine were 632 out of 26 million dose given. Clearly, the majority of people were helped, if not completely made immune, at least not hospitalized, which is a very big accomplishment. Think of all the Covid-related hospitalizations and deaths before we had the vaccines.
I know. I wonder if we will ever learn THE WHOLE TRUTH about the genesis and spread of Covid 19? All kinds of theories abound but which one is TRUE? Thank you for your reply L. I agree. The odds of having nothing go wrong are very great. And getting COVID and being on a respirator to breathe was almost certainly a ticket to dying early on. It was a terrible time. I wonder if other such diseases will overwhelm again to that degree? :(
This post was edited by RosieG at June 26, 2021 1:48 PM MDT
It is possible that there is more than one "truth" about how the virus spread. There is ample reason to believe that it could have spread from bats or other animals to humans as well as escaping from a lab, if that lab was researching animal-to-human transmission. We are very fortunate to have gotten several vaccines that mitigate the worst of the effects of the virus. virtually all of the new cases and hospitalizations are occurring in people who have not been vaccinated.
And the preponderance of cases is the Delta variant...so far the worst one. How large a spike we get and where will be proof of where the rockets of defiant rsistance are. As if we needed proof! Thank you for your reply ! :)
I don't need any proof beyond knowing where those pockets are surging right now. I think yesterday's new case rate in NY was .34%. It's much higher in those areas where there are fewer people being vaccinated. If that isn't a wake-up call for them, then I guess they don't mind taking their chances and if they die, I won't shed a tear.
Nor will I. The question is how many others will die because of them or become ill and then become LONG HAULERS whose lasting health problems are not going away? About 1/3 of those who got COVID are long haulders. There is recovering fully from it. So there's much sadness ahead potentially. I don't know how we avoid it. Thank you for your reply L! :)
The governor of Arkansas, the state that has the fewest people vaccinated, was on Face the Nation this morning. Hutchinson feels that many of those who refuse vaccinations are not sufficiently educated on how effective they are. They are afraid that, because it took so little time for them to come to market, and because the FDA has still only approved it for emergency use, they want to wait for more data. What they don't realize is that if they wait too long, they may be dead, in which case, it will have been worse than any side effects they may have had from the vaccine.
True. Especially now with the Delta variant and its own variant DELTA PLUS. Worse than the original. They are all sitting ducks for it...the unwashed unrepentent unvaccinated. More horror ahead. No doubt. Thank you for your reply L! :)
It would depend on what kind of "mental illness" they had and how far along it was. Some people are able to eventually be weaned off of drugs, others not.
What doesn't depend on other things Shuhak? I know mental illness is measured in degrees. But if you are taken to a psychiatric hospital wouldn't the degree have to be very severe? How is the damage measured? Even more important how is it repaired? How strong is the repair? How long will it last? I'd be very wary of engaging with anyone who spent time in a psychiatric hospital. For one thing if he/she had another break I'm not equipped to deal with it. I guess I'm just too suspicious. The mind is a fragile delicate thing. Any great upset to it? Well I can't see how that would be good for it. Thank you for your reply! :)
I guess there is no way to test that for accuracy but it seems reasonable to me. I think I'm wacky from time to time. I just go with it. So far it hasn't hurt and it may have even helped me get through some tough times. I don't think my wackiness ever harmed anyone. It is harmed me I'm unaware of it. Thank you for your reply E. Here's come a question based on your statement! :)
I know someone who was diagnosed with Schizophrenia. The doctor wanted to go to lithium. But the family did not want to go straight to that as this was a very young person and lithium will destroy your kidneys.
They went with another drug. And within 4 months...the person was no longer on any meds and is not to this day. The drug used I do not think is available now because of side effects. I know I seen an ad for class action suit.
That is the only one I know like that. Others you could tell when they stopped taking their meds.
You mean in 4 months he was CURED? Everything in life is a tradeoff it seems. You get what you go after but along with that sometimes or often comes stuff you do not want. And so it goes. Thank you for your reply m2c and Happy Saturday to thee and thine. I wonder how many drugs there used to be that are no longer available?
In 4 months, the person was no longer on any meds. They did have to attend therapy for a bit just to monitor progress and make sure everything was good. So it syptoms returnes the Doc could start meds again. It was not needed. And has not been for approx 8 yrs.
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