tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5939915290794973654.post3180433256813214061..comments2024-03-08T14:23:31.503-05:00Comments on A Puff of Absurdity: On Free Meds and Mental Health CareMarie Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13872774009526266579noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5939915290794973654.post-57608925624599662892018-02-10T20:25:58.936-05:002018-02-10T20:25:58.936-05:00Thanks, Karen. Somehow, one way or another, this ...Thanks, Karen. Somehow, one way or another, this too shall pass.Marie Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13872774009526266579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5939915290794973654.post-6221583128128807522018-02-10T14:09:32.788-05:002018-02-10T14:09:32.788-05:00I'm so sorry that you are going through this. ...I'm so sorry that you are going through this. I'm a BC resident, so my input will not likely matter to the Ontario government, but I will look into it here and write to my MLA and MP (But I didn't read this and I'm not finally stirred to action because of you). <br /><br />I haven't experienced cancer or even serious illness first hand, so I don't know if anxiety and depression and other mental health issues are worse, but I suspect you are right. Cancer, heart disease, lung disorders, diabetes - the existence of these is testable and provable, which then means there is an actual course of treatment to follow. But we don't have any idea what causes anxiety or depression, and I think treatments are all just scattershot. (I personally think that depression and anxiety are directly caused by modern civilization and society - and that they are in fact the proper response to all that is so wrong with the way we have ordered life.)<br /><br />I have seen how difficult it is to stop taking some medications. Doctors must know how difficult it is to stop taking them. It seems irresponsible (and maybe dangerous?) to be messing around with versions of medications. <br /><br />I hope you get it sorted out. All the best to you and your son. <br />karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11131927710530023725noreply@blogger.com