retail and antidepressants
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Nope, but I'm on Tramadol and Oxy for chronic knee pain and arthritis. Really need to get that ACL reconstruction done soon otherwise I'm gonna need a knee replacement by age 30.
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honestly,
majority of people in the us HATE THEIR JOB, or their boss, etc.
they are unfulfilled and the reality of the debt they have keeps them locked in this routine they hate.
people turn to medication to help them forget. this is why those meds are the top selling.
majority of people in the us HATE THEIR JOB, or their boss, etc.
they are unfulfilled and the reality of the debt they have keeps them locked in this routine they hate.
people turn to medication to help them forget. this is why those meds are the top selling.
Nope, just alcohol.
Most of the pharmacists and preceptors I've talked to seemed to enjoy what I do whenever I talked to them.
I haven't heard of a pharmacist or an intern in my area who hates his/her job.
The only thing I did hear though, was how they might hate their store/company policies.
They seemed to enjoy what you do or what they do themselves?
I doubt that a preceptor will say outright that they hate their job anyhow even if they really do. I wouldn't want a preceptor that feels that way 😉
I know one pharmacist who hates her job (not a preceptor thankfully). She is thinking of going back to school to become a dentist. Not sure what she expected exactly, but she really doesn't enjoy her job at all. Every other pharmacist I know is some variation of "you have your good days and your bad days". Aren't all jobs like this though?
What I find funny is that if you only went by these boards you would think that hospital jobs are the holy grail of the pharmacy world, but all the hospital pharmacists I know complain just as much as my retail friends, although the complaints are different from the retail ones.
I used to work for a pharmacist a long time ago that would not only refuse to hire people on antidepressants but refused to dispense them. His attitude was that people were abusing that drug because it was for people who really needed it and now it's like an easy escape. He has a point though, I fill a lot of antidepressants for teenagers and young adults. It makes me wonder.
I think I read somewhere that about a third of all Americans take anti-depressants, so why would people working in retail pharmacies be much different from general population?
I think they are grossly overused, because people prefer to pop the pills rather than just either deal with the situation they are in, or deal with their response to the situation... the portion of people who actually need chemical imbalance correction has got to be lower than one in three people in this country. 🙄 But since this philosophy, applied to all the different primary care areas, is lining my pockets, I can help feeling a little hypocritical when I speak of how wrong this approach is from purely therapeutic perspective.
I think they are grossly overused, because people prefer to pop the pills rather than just either deal with the situation they are in, or deal with their response to the situation... the portion of people who actually need chemical imbalance correction has got to be lower than one in three people in this country. 🙄 But since this philosophy, applied to all the different primary care areas, is lining my pockets, I can help feeling a little hypocritical when I speak of how wrong this approach is from purely therapeutic perspective.
I've been trying to figure out if depressive disorder has a genetic link. 90% of the patient's I've seen on antidepressants have been Caucasians, I know that I've never received a prescription for an antidepressant from Middle Eastern or South Asian patients.
The thing is, is it possibly a social disorder of other ethnic groups not reporting it or discussing it with their physicians, perhaps the other groups think it's too embarrassing or shameful and fear of being shunned?
The thing is, is it possibly a social disorder of other ethnic groups not reporting it or discussing it with their physicians, perhaps the other groups think it's too embarrassing or shameful and fear of being shunned?
Not unlike women who report it more than men. I think it is even more complex than that, too. People from minority cultures tend to have bigger families and more connections to their families. I know that some of the patients I saw in retail years ago lived in multi-generational households. When you have a support system like that, you may have a different (better?) coping mechanism for different stressors. I have noticed that Americans from the dominant culture have family spread out all over the place.
I think I read somewhere that about a third of all Americans take anti-depressants, so why would people working in retail pharmacies be much different from general population?
I think they are grossly overused, because people prefer to pop the pills rather than just either deal with the situation they are in, or deal with their response to the situation... the portion of people who actually need chemical imbalance correction has got to be lower than one in three people in this country. 🙄 But since this philosophy, applied to all the different primary care areas, is lining my pockets, I can help feeling a little hypocritical when I speak of how wrong this approach is from purely therapeutic perspective.
lol and I would say the same with "AD(H)D". Any kid who acts out just a little in some markets gets to spend his or her childhood on concerta. Beautiful. Advertisement - Members don't see this ad
This one really pisses me off to no end.
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Anyway, I'm on antidepressants and as you can tell they aren't working. I dunno Xanax might help me but i don't want to just go and ask the doc to write me a script for it. they'd probably give me something longer-acting and hence less fun.
Anyway, I'm on antidepressants and as you can tell they aren't working. I dunno Xanax might help me but i don't want to just go and ask the doc to write me a script for it. they'd probably give me something longer-acting and hence less fun.
Possibly. The majority of my family all live within a 15 mile radius (they all come over to the house like every other ****ing day, maybe this is too much), except for my one cousin/aunt/uncle who are about 150 miles from us. I've noticed that my cousin gets affected by petty bull**** and whatnot a lot more than I do or any of my brothers, sisters, or cousins here.
very good point. It's not like minorities don't suffer from depression- there's many studies that show that ethnic minorities have just the same prevalence, if not MORE cases of depression. Some cultures just have different ways of dealing with it than taking a tablet, and it definitely helps to be surrounded by family. There's also differences in 1st generation immigrants versus the more acculturated 2nd, 3rd generations..
Yes, I want to reiterate your last point. Studies definitely show variation between 1st, 2nd, and 3rd generations. The level of acculturation has a LOT to do with how someone copes with things.
There are just so many factors really. You can't point to any one of them as the root cause.
Just because you can't see depression, doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
Are triple negatives worth double points?
Lol that was the most negative sentence I ever saw... Ask him how he's doing and he'll probably throw 5 negatives at you...
I don't judge people for taking antidepressants.
I wouldn't be where I am today without them. And I continue them because I am afraid to take them away. I'll admit it. Maybe it is all placebo effect - but even if it is, so what? I'm 26 and finishing residency #1 and headed on to #2. If I want to think some pills helped me get off my ass and get my **** together, so be it.
I wouldn't be where I am today without them. And I continue them because I am afraid to take them away. I'll admit it. Maybe it is all placebo effect - but even if it is, so what? I'm 26 and finishing residency #1 and headed on to #2. If I want to think some pills helped me get off my ass and get my **** together, so be it.
In addition, ADD/ADHD did not seem to exist in non-white children until just a few years ago.
Keep in mind that lots of people take antidepressants, especially the older drugs, for reasons other than depression.
