Originally Posted by
lavos
The only cure for mental disorders is finding the root cause (usually emotional) deep in the psyche of a person, that's causing the issue. The "disorder", is just a symptom. Once this is achieved, the self-regeneration process can begin. You might not recover completely, but in 99% of cases, you will be able to live a normal life. Medication is just a patch that doesn't solve anything (but it might really be necessary in some cases, but only in an acute phase of an episode). The problen is that shrinks hand out medication like candy, and think they are doing society a favor. It wouId be very interesting to do a study of the psychology of shrinks.
I would advise against taking medication unless you want to live the remaining of your life semi-lobotomized.