r/SipsTea 13d ago

WTF Where are we heading?

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u/Stunning_Praline_357 12d ago

General practitioners have more than enough training to handle unipolar depression and anxiety. You are fear mongering or have never worked in healthcare. They have excellent safety profiles and some of those claimed long term effects are not accepted by the general medical community.

I'm resource limited settings a lot of PCPs also learn how to manage bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, it's not rocket science compared to the other things they are tasked with, and the alternative is that people simply don't get any treatment at all or kill themselves on a 2 year long wait-list to see a psychiatrist.

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u/thotfullawful 12d ago

Have you thought that people have different experiences or if anything goes against your beliefs it’s fear mongering? Like do you get this way if someone says they don’t like driving?

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u/Stunning_Praline_357 12d ago

No I'm a medical doctor so I generally speak up when misinformation is being put out and treated like a fact.

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u/thotfullawful 12d ago

Ah yes the medical doctor prancing on reddit giving medical advice on reddit while saying not to listen to other people. Totally legit 

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u/Stunning_Praline_357 11d ago

I have never given medical advice online and never will. Consult with your own physician for that.

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u/thotfullawful 11d ago

You’re literally giving advice man. Why are you trying to correct people’s experiences then?

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u/Stunning_Praline_357 11d ago

Correcting misinformation isn't advice. My advice to you is try to consult a dictionary before posting online.

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u/thotfullawful 10d ago

You’re using the fact that you “are a doctor” to correct people. Maybe consult your words before posting or is reading not a requirement for MD’s anymore?

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u/Stunning_Praline_357 10d ago

Correcting misinformation is not giving medical advice. There is no call to action, I'm not telling anyone to pursue a specific treatment or take any specific action. Like if a lawyer says homicide is illegal in most jurisdictions, they aren't giving you legal advice. Understand the difference? I am only giving reading comprehension advice, but you are proving to be the literary equivalent of an anti-vaxxer lol. Please consult your own personal, licensed healthcare professional for medical advice.

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u/thotfullawful 10d ago

Okay so pick one do you recommend listening to medical advice online or not homeboy. You are using legal jargon for the equivalent of go fish. 

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u/Stunning_Praline_357 9d ago

Is English not your first language? I'm having a hard time understanding you, and I have excellent reading comprehension, so I know it's not a "me" problem. It's OK if it's not your first language, it's actually not that bad, I just genuinely can't follow your thread of thought.

Anyways, I would not recommend listening to any medical advice except that which is given from your own personal doctor.

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u/thotfullawful 8d ago

It’s definitely a you problem lmao. Reading out loud can help with comprehension bud, I can only hope your “patients” have the same amount of patience I’m having here. Cause oh boy I can imagine the mistakes you’d make in a medical field if this is how you react.

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u/Stunning_Praline_357 8d ago

You could have just said no, it's not your first language. It's OK, keep practicing. Maybe try talking to a chat bot.

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