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Q: Posting guidelines & our position on schizophrenia
asked by: admin on June 18th, 2008
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Welcome one and all! We are glad that you found us.

This forum has been created to support and discuss issues related to schizophrenia, whether or not you have been diagnosed with the condition. Please, however, refrain from encouraging cessation of medication. New topics that attempt to convince others to cease medications will be removed.

Additionally, there is no empirical evidence to indicate that mental illness is a sign of demon possession; this belief propagates the thought that mental illness is not a biological disease, that something is wrong with a person’s "thoughts" and that if they would just think differently it could change.

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Courtie
replied on November 4th, 2009
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Can we talk about the different drugs that work and the ones that don't and their side effects? The reason I ask is because I put up a post about a drug my former psychiatrist called a "miracle drug" my post was removed because the admin said I was ADVERTISING. It's important that people taking medicine know what the side effects are and that they know what else is out there. It seems like its a super touchy subject though....
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replied on November 5th, 2009
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Aha - I see. We appreciate excitement and enthusiasm for treatments. We’re just wary of all claims to “new miracles” and prefer that you relate to users by sharing your experiences instead of pushing one product. This might be why the post was tagged as an ad. You’d be surprised at how many companies act like users and then drop URLS for products in their posts. But you can certainly ask questions and discuss particular medications, yes. But actively endorsing one particular products makes us scratch our heads and wonder...

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