Quote from piezoe:
Very interesting article. Read the entire thing. Thanks. Going to ask a psychiatrist friend on mine what his thoughts are on this.
Linus Pauling maintained that American Medicine was way too conservative.
Much appreciated! I already know a couple psychiatrists who approve of my message... I should try to get them to officially endorse it (although I'm certain that some of them would be far too afraid of the prohibition enforcement thugs to even consider it.)
If your psychiatrist friend rejects the Endorphin-Depression-Opiate connection, I suggest asking him if he's ever encountered a refractory* depression patient who found that only opiates/opioids could even come close to neutralizing the inner torment- despite trying over 20 different medications and supplements to no avail. Whether they've successfully connected all the dots or not, most experienced psychiatrists have indeed seen such a patient.
If your friend is open minded enough to listen, he can then check if the above described patient <i>just happened</i> to exhibit most of the common traits of Endorphin Deficiency Syndrome listed on my site. Of course, such a patient may no longer be alive, since they were probably labeled a 'drug abuser' and told that they're better off in 'clean' agony, rather than opiated contentment.
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*Refractory= The illness persists despite repeated treatment attempts.