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Originally Posted by Steve6
I said the very real truth is the medication is trial and error because they don't know how this stuff works. That's the truth.
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I know nothing about drugs for mental illness, but "trial and error" is required for any long term medication since you have to strike a balance between fixing the problem and causing side-effects, and everyone is different. This is
not to say that the doctors and drug companies don't know how it works; it's saying that every person reacts differently. I changed my medication after the previous drugs caused a dry throat. It's just one of the known possible side-effects, and for whatever reason I was one of the people that reacted that way. I simply researched alternatives, spoke to my doctor about it and agreed on a replacement. Problem solved. This kind of thing is normal, not because they don't know how the old drug worked (they did) but because I was in the minority of cases where the side-effect happened.
Dave