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Originally Posted by seanner689  Just a quick warning (for some reason, I missed that you were bipolar)... my sister had an eating disorder and died at 22 from a lack of potassium. These people come on here and laugh at the medical professionals, and yet they would feel absolutely no personal responsibility if somebody ends up dead because of what they post. My sister was also bipolar, and her bipolar medication (Lithium) causes lower potassium levels as a side effect. Lack of nutrients, especially when combined with some medications, can be fatal, and yet there are so many idiots who professes to know better than medical professionals, to the point of belittling them. Anyways, I didn't look into your bipolar medication, but I just thought I'd add that you should make sure that there aren't similar side effects.
Oh yeah, I did create a website for my parents, http://www.marthamurray.ca, if anyone is interested.
Again, good luck. |
I am really sorry for your loss, however, I don't believe that credentials are always what they are cut out to be. I respect everyones opinion on things, as long as they are being constructive and conducive. In fact the website you posted says your sister had a chronic potassium deficiency, was a nurse and then was prescribed lithium...which means that not everyone in the medical field knows everything. You even dedicated the site to the shortcomings of the Canadian medical system. In fact, adverse reactions to properly prescribed drugs is one of the top killers in America (I wonder if that is connected to the business side of the pharmaceutical industry?).
I don't believe the medical industry is the end all be all of wellness, and maybe that is a fault of mine. Not to mention that American culture focuses more on treating symptoms than preventative medicine, and well, I am just not sold. I personally don't think that I know more than them per se, but I do feel like I have a responsibility to myself to go about things in a conscious way and make choices for myself as I see fit. I do know that I would rest in much calmer peace dying from the choices I made, as opposed to handing that responsibility over to someone else. No one should make any decisions without the personal responsibility to back it up.
I don't take personal responsibility for other peoples actions, because I am not other people. If someone does things I did and dies, obviously it wasn't the right choice for them, and maybe they didn't weigh the decision as heavily as they should. People consistently want to shuffle the blame off onto others, be it videogames, the school system, rock music, etc, instead of looking at themselves.
Thats the real tragedy.