The Daily Rant- No. 1

It seems like the craze nowadays is medication. Not asprin, but things like Zoloft and Prozac. Today, if you are not taking a pill of some sort, there must be something wrong with you. Shouldn't it be the opposite? Don't get me wrong, many people really do need these chemicles in their system. If you have a legitament problem with your psyche, such as a chememcle inbalance then go ahead and take your meds. But for those of you who just have a bad day now and then, you don't need to be taking antidepressants.

But really, it's not the people taking the pills that I'm mad at; it's the doctors prescribing them. They hand these things out like candy. It seems that everybody has some sort of medicle issue now. Doctors are the ones absuing prescription drugs, not the general public.

The things that people mistake for disoders and syndromes can sometimes just be the way that person functions.

For example:

The drug Mirapex was tested on Parkinsons' patients to help revent tremors. Some of the testers noticed that their legs didn't move as much. So, when the drug didn't sell quite like the companies expected, the pharmassutal sellers focused on a little-known disorder called Restless Leg Syndrome, in which there is sometimes minor discomfort in the legs.

Before you could say "Take with food," millions of people flocked to doctors' offices, stating that they must have RLS. So, without any hesitation, what do the doctors do? They write a prescription for Mirapex.

Did you know that every time a prescription drug is sold, or even refilled, the doctor and pharmaceutical company get paid? Multiply that by the hundreds of thousands of people on mdeciation, and you have some very rich, very shrewd, men and women.

There are some real problems in the world, and they need real solutions. But since when is being human a disorder? We are not robots, we are not clones; we will all be different and have our "issues." But that does not mean we need medication for every little negative in our lives. Let the people with problems fix themselves with medication and therapy. As for the rest of you, think about if what you think is a disorder, may just be the way you are supposed to be. It's okay to be depressed for a day or two, or fidgety or antsy-------if it doesn't keep you from functioning, or only affects you temporarily, chances are you can do without a drug.

Be human. It's not against the law. Yet.