SEPTOPLASTY?

I don't want to get on your cases too hard here, but I ask you to think twice about going on an overall anti-drug rant. Many people, myself included, take meds to live well. Some don't have a choice, or like me, the choice is between enjoying a full life or tolerating a daily existence. You might consider the meds I take toxic; I consider them as essential to my health as my daily vitamins. Absolutely. I agree in that drugs are necessary for many people. I'm not against RXs. In my case, I wish I'd been given a choice other than taking drugs (such as options like a quick surgery) by my doctors when I was a youth. Would have been nice to weigh other options instead of just being presented the one band-aid option to take the drugs - which covered up the symptoms, created new side effects for me, and did not solve the anatomical issue. By "toxic" I don't mean the anti-christ or evil or destroying the youth. I mean that you are introducing a foreign substance/ chemical into your body. Usually, things are a-okay and the body responds well. What is interesting to me are the "unknown" factors of quite a few (not all) drugs - patients respond differently to the substance; individuals have different side effects; in some instances like with SSRIs, we don't know exactly how the drug affects other neurotransmitters or organs possibly due to the lack of long term studies. I think part of my reason for using the word "toxin" or "toxic" is that I'm reading three books right now called Generation RX; Prozac Backlash; and Life in the Frontal Lobe! But yes! I do take drugs when necessary. Do I still think I'm putting a chemical in my body? Yep. And I do it anyway as I feel the benefit will outweigh the potential risk. But, if it's possible, I'll try and seek other options. Advertising/ doctor/ drug company/ FDA/ NIH relationships are all other cans of worms as well. . .

I don't want to get on your cases too hard here, but I ask you to think twice about going on an overall anti-drug rant. Many people, myself included, take meds to live well. Some don't have a choice, or like me, the choice is between enjoying a full life or tolerating a daily existence. You might consider the meds I take toxic; I consider them as essential to my health as my daily vitamins. Absolutely. I agree in that drugs are necessary for many people. I'm not against RXs. In my case, I wish I'd been given a choice other than taking drugs (such as options like a quick surgery) by my doctors when I was a youth. Would have been nice to weigh other options instead of just being presented the one band-aid option to take the drugs - which covered up the symptoms, created new side effects for me, and did not solve the anatomical issue. By "toxic" I don't mean the anti-christ or evil or destroying the youth. I mean that you are introducing a foreign substance/ chemical into your body. Usually, things are a-okay and the body responds well. What is interesting to me are the "unknown" factors of quite a few (not all) drugs - patients respond differently to the substance; individuals have different side effects; in some instances like with SSRIs, we don't know exactly how the drug affects other neurotransmitters or organs possibly due to the lack of long term studies. I think part of my reason for using the word "toxin" or "toxic" is that I'm reading three books right now called Generation RX; Prozac Backlash; and Life in the Frontal Lobe! But yes! I do take drugs when necessary. Do I still think I'm putting a chemical in my body? Yep. And I do it anyway as I feel the benefit will outweigh the potential risk. But, if it's possible, I'll try and seek other options. Advertising/ doctor/ drug company/ FDA/ NIH relationships are all other cans of worms as well. . .