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[ex-user]

People are telling me Burley Doctors
are handing out mind altering meds
like candy.

It's anonymous
Lets see if there is any truth in this?

Edited by greenhowleadman, 30 August 2011 - 08:42 PM.

[marygill]

greenhowleadman, on 30 August 2011 - 08:37 PM, said:

People are telling me Burley Doctors
are handing out mind altering meds
like candy.

It's anonymous
Lets see if there is any truth in this?

Or better still keep our noses out of things that are very personal to each individual, and allow our extreemly good GP's do their job.
And as has been pointed out before on this forum "people are saying" is classed as hearsay and is not acceptable.

[wharfedalegas]

marygill, on 31 August 2011 - 08:32 AM, said:

Or better still keep our noses out of things that are very personal to each individual, and allow our extreemly good GP's do their job.
And as has been pointed out before on this forum "people are saying" is classed as hearsay and is not acceptable.

Mary

I can not believe i am typing this but, I totally agree with you!

[marygill]

wharfedalegas, on 31 August 2011 - 10:08 AM, said:

Mary

I can not believe i am typing this but, I totally agree with you!

Right well thats me off for a lie down to recover!!!

[spyglass]

What a pointless post. I dont believe for a minute that GPs hand out any tablets "like candy" not least because the NHS is strapped for cash.

As for our GPs being "extremely good" it depends on who you see. I have been less than impressed by some.


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[ex-user]

I'll put you down as
"rather not say"

But to answer your points.
There should be no stigma
attached to mental health issues.
So we should freely discuss it.

what you put in your body
if you are of a certain age or younger
can affect your offspring and the following generations.
It enters their system.
Must be true
heard it on Radio 4 an hour ago.
so that makes it societies business.

Next, hearsay is one thing
but I have heard this said
by medical professionals.

Being a practical chap
I thought a poll might establish
a view.
Which agrees with my opinion
Certain doctors at the surgery
are seeing anti depressants
as the answer
to many patient's problems.
when other soloutions
may be more beneficial.

[Steve B]

Let's hope this topic quietly slips into away into the ether....

Most odd.

[jonvause]

I doubt this is true. I've been with the practice 20+ years and i have always found them to be responsible prescribers

There are NICE guidelines for prescribing antidepressants etc, which they would have to follow and I also think they provide a counselling service which suggests
They dont totally conform to a model of a tablet for everything.

I also know that people with weight problems for example have been referred to local groups for this rather than just given diet sheets or medication.

GP's get feedback and are audited on their prescribing habits, clinical outcomes of patients, referrals etc amd I believe there are plans to make these datasets
Public which would mean that 'information' such as the above would be accessible

[ex-user]

A lot of people
don't like to discuss mental health
so you get comments like
"most odd"
when you do.
Burley used to have a lot of residents
with mental health problems
a heck of a lot
They lived at the hospital.

What happened when those places were closed?
Care in the community was one solution
Chemical cosh was another.

Now when Dr Shipman was seeing awkward patients
off to an early grave,
some people thought it odd
that sudden deaths had increased.
But whilst they stayed quiet
the practice continued.

So odd or not
distasteful to some perhaps
I'm simply asking the question,
Because believe it or not
I know a lot of normal people
and I can count ten that are on anti-depressants
and I know 5 of them have had either no counselling
or just one brief session.
The drugs are not a cure
and can lead on to other problems.
The cure is working through the issues
that have cased the problem
and people need counselling in order
to do that.
Counselors are expensive
compared to drugs.