"My view" on prescription drugs

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Dear List,

 

Seen here, there is nothing wrong with taking medications like

antidepressants (for clinical depression or panic disorder) or even a

small dose of valium-type medications for severe anxiety.

 

It is in fact the "me" or the ego that wants to "be strong"

and "overcome these things myself." Such stubbornness can inhibit

recovery, sometimes for years.

 

If medications are needed, then take them. When the immediate

(severe, unrelenting) physical symptoms are out of the way, then

there is room to look at alternative "treatments." Even "talk

therapy" will be ineffective with a brain in severe chemical

imbalance -- or a body in severe pain, of what use is it to "endure"

when medications are available to relieve the pain?

 

Sometimes i look at the sages and how they refused pain medication

with diseases like cancer and such, despite feelings like "being

tortured" (Shunryu Suzuki). The body is a physical thing, treat it

physically!

 

If this body was diagnosed with cancer, there wouldn't be a moment's

hesitation in taking pain killers. It seems very foolish, even

stupid, to refuse a painkilling medication with a disease like

cancer. But if pain is preferred, who can argue? :-)

 

Namaste,

 

Tim

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On Tue, 26 Jun 2001 03:15:33 -0000 "Omkara" <coresite writes:

>

> Dear List,

>

> Seen here, there is nothing wrong with taking medications like

> antidepressants (for clinical depression or panic disorder) or even

> a small dose of valium-type medications for severe anxiety.

>

> It is in fact the "me" or the ego that wants to "be strong"

> and "overcome these things myself." Such stubbornness can inhibit

> recovery, sometimes for years.

>

> If medications are needed, then take them. When the immediate

> (severe, unrelenting) physical symptoms are out of the way, then

> there is room to look at alternative "treatments." Even "talk

> therapy" will be ineffective with a brain in severe chemical

> imbalance -- or a body in severe pain, of what use is it to "endure"

> when medications are available to relieve the pain?

>

> Sometimes i look at the sages and how they refused pain medication

> with diseases like cancer and such, despite feelings like "being

> tortured" (Shunryu Suzuki). The body is a physical thing, treat it

> physically!

>

> If this body was diagnosed with cancer, there wouldn't be a moment's

> hesitation in taking pain killers. It seems very foolish, even

> stupid, to refuse a painkilling medication with a disease like

> cancer. But if pain is preferred, who can argue? :-)

>

Tim makes perfect sense to

me on this issue. Perhaps

this is the deeper meaning

of the statement

attributed to Jesus:

"Render therefore unto

Caesar the things which

are Caesar's...."

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Dear Tim,

 

I agree fully with your compassionate, loving and kind view on the use

of medication for depressive disorders. I have seen very good results

from SSRIs and SSNRIs.

I know some Tibetan monks and two realized beings (oh yes) who had to

resort to this kind of medication.

Compassion comes in many forms, also in the form of medication... Are

there other solutions? There are no 'separative' solutions. We need to

use all-inclusive measures instead of exclusive, some homeopathic, some

allopathic... so that autopathic healing will eventually result.

 

I have seen too much unreasonable suffering...

 

Love, Wim