Article: The alarming hijacking of the BioPsychoSocial model

[Amw66]

From Twitter
https://holeousia.com/2019/05/05/what-we-believe-in/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

 

[Little Bluestem]

I asked for melatonin but she wasn’t allowed allegedly to prescribe that.

I can get melatonin over the counter here. Have you checked to see if you can there?

 

[NelliePledge]

I can get melatonin over the counter here. Have you checked to see if you can there?

No you can order it online. But it’s easy for my friends to pick it up from Walgreens or whatever when in the US.

 

[James Morris-Lent]

This all reminds me of the time I was prescribed sertraline and trazodone at the same time. Hell, that combination is even listed as an interaction risk, but the doctor just looks at me like I'm nuts when I say I had to stop it because of X, Y, Z horrible symptoms.

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From Twitter
https://holeousia.com/2019/05/05/what-we-believe-in/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

quote from the link:

Having shared a series of social media responses to the hashtag #ITakeMedsForMyMentalHealth the President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists has found herself caught up in polarising social media exchanges of the sort that seem to be increasingly prevalent across all walks of life. In a recent post I shared my worry that these hashtags facilitate divides rather than encouraging a consideration of a wider range of thoughts and experience.

One contributor offered:

“Wendy it must be difficult for you but the problem is you only seem to acknowledge people who have been helped and no acknowledgement for all those harmed. You’ve either got to acknowledge both experiences or maybe neither?”

The President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists replied:

“That’s how Twitter works, we tweet what we believe in. But I have listened to people who say they have been harmed by treatment, have met some and arranged to meet others and have started conversations within the College about how we help.”

Science tribe represent. Ironic, but refreshingly honest - even if only by accident.

 

[Arnie Pye]

I asked for melatonin but she wasn’t allowed allegedly to prescribe that.

It depends on your age whether she could prescribe or not. Melatonin in the UK is only prescribed for adults aged 55 and over.

https://bnf.nice.org.uk/drug/melatonin.html

I have absolutely no idea what the reasoning is behind this age-based rule.

Despite the restrictions on prescribed melatonin in the UK there are no restrictions on importing it from the US where melatonin is cheap and available over the counter. According to wikipedia :

Melatonin was discovered in 1958.[3] It is sold over the counter in Canada and the United States.[8][9] In the United Kingdom it is a prescription-only medication.[6] A month's supply costs about US $1 to 4 in the United States.[5][8] In the United Kingdom a month's supply costs the NHS about 15 pounds per month.[6] It is not FDA-approved for any use.[8] In Australia and Europe, it is approved for trouble sleeping in people over the age of 54.[16]