Memory pill

Blackmask · 02-20-2007, 05:58 PM

Well this one is more of a lack of memory pill.

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Imagine a world where victims of violence or trauma pop a pill to ease their feelings of terror and dim the memory of a car accident, rape, or other assault. That's the hope of scientists at Harvard University who are developing a pill they say will prevent post-traumatic stress disorder in such victims. They are hoping to alter the brain's reaction to traumatic events, lessening the strength of memories and softening the emotions they evoke.

full story...

Maybe criminals could take it too, better than confession. Politicians, it'd help a lot with plausible deniability.

SilverSpoon · 02-20-2007, 06:01 PM

If I don't remember it, it didn't happen!

"If I can't see it, it's not illegal!" *runs through red light blindfolded*

**Bill5461** · 02-20-2007, 06:14 PM

Lawyers all over the world are ready "bring on those lie detectors"

Wolf · 02-20-2007, 08:18 PM

Sounds more like a placebo pill to me...

**open32** · 02-20-2007, 11:27 PM

I would never take a memory loss pill for any reason.

Jeff · 02-20-2007, 11:31 PM

i think Budweiser puts them in their beer....

**MissyO** · 02-21-2007, 03:50 AM

Hmmmm.............

Is it worth making a case to you middle class, protected types? F*ck it, I will anyway.

Imagine, for a second, that you no longer trust anybody. Even your formerly closest family and friends, you think they could be potentially harmful to you. You can't see a rose without having a waking nightmare of a flashback to when you were raped, then beaten until you could no longer be recognised as a human. Every time you hear a muffler backfire, you lose control of your bodily functions because you fear that you're under attack by enemy soldiers from long ago. You can't sleep, because you're so scared of what might happen if you let your gaurd down for 5 seconds, not that you could sleep anyhow, seeing as your senses are so overwhelmed that you can hear a person cough 4 streets away, and it sounds like it's right outside your window.

Do I need to go on? I can. To infinity. All of these things are the very basic symptoms of PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) . This condition can make you virtually crazy, but unlike normal crazy folk, there's no meds to take it away.

God bless the person who first discovered that heart medication was easing up PTSD. And thank God this medication is finally going to be put to use. Semantics have left it off the shelves for way too long.

02-21-2007, 04:22 AM

It's not that you forget the horrible ordeals when you take these pills. It's actually that it blocks certain chemicals in your brain that helps attach your memories and make them stronger. You'll still remember, you just won't feel attached to the emotional trauma.

There was an episode of Boston Legal regarding this pill.

... Denny Crane.

SilverSpoon · 02-21-2007, 07:53 AM

TV saves the day again!

Wolf · 02-22-2007, 10:26 PM

Wrong Silverspoon - video games save the day now.

Riz · 02-23-2007, 07:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MissyO

Hmmmm.............

Is it worth making a case to you middle class, protected types? F*ck it, I will anyway.

Imagine, for a second, that you no longer trust anybody. Even your formerly closest family and friends, you think they could be potentially harmful to you. You can't see a rose without having a waking nightmare of a flashback to when you were raped, then beaten until you could no longer be recognised as a human. Every time you hear a muffler backfire, you lose control of your bodily functions because you fear that you're under attack by enemy soldiers from long ago. You can't sleep, because you're so scared of what might happen if you let your gaurd down for 5 seconds, not that you could sleep anyhow, seeing as your senses are so overwhelmed that you can hear a person cough 4 streets away, and it sounds like it's right outside your window.

Do I need to go on? I can. To infinity. All of these things are the very basic symptoms of PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) . This condition can make you virtually crazy, but unlike normal crazy folk, there's no meds to take it away.

God bless the person who first discovered that heart medication was easing up PTSD. And thank God this medication is finally going to be put to use. Semantics have left it off the shelves for way too long.

I agree, but I think it comes down to the choice of: do I want to fight through and find the light, or do I wanna shut my eyes so it all goes away?

I know that's easy for me to say, not having gone through the hell you've described, but I think there's something, dare I say, spiritual about facing our demons and coming out on top.

I'm not sure supression is ever the right answer.

**MissyO** · 02-23-2007, 07:34 AM

^ Go back and read what I wrote again. Now imagine that it is really happening to you. And understand that you will have absolutely no control over it what so ever. You've been victimised in some way. It's not a simple case of facing your demons. We are not talking about facing the demons of having a bad break up, or telling your Father what you think of him not being there for you. We are talking pure blackness, which a lot of people do not live through. The suicide rate for PTSD is huge.

Now I understand where you're coming from Riz, I really do, I read an article on this a few years back and was on team "Maybe it's good for society". Then I found out that the reason I had ben suicidle and half way to crazy was that I'd had undiagnosed PTSD for 15 years. And the void of a future that I'm left with could now be spared to other people because of this pill. So you can see why I'm so passionate about it.

Riz · 02-23-2007, 07:51 AM

Yeah. It's hard for me to argue against what you're saying because I haven't been through it and I'm sure it's the kind of thing you can't begin to imagine what it feels like unless you've had it. And I made it sound like people can "just snap out of it," but that's the last thing I believe. I meant with the help of others, but again, I don't know a lot about the condition so maybe that's not a viable solution either.

But I am of the opinion that we can help each other through almost anything. Maybe that's too optimistic or romantic, I don't know...

I guess I'm arguing from an almost Buddhist-like position. "Life is suffering," and the aim is to transcend it, not suress it. I know I'm pretty much just repeating myself and all your points still stand, but I guess I havn't had that optimism beaten out of me yet.

If what I'm saying is offensive in anyway, that's not how I'm meaning it to come across.

SilverSpoon · 02-23-2007, 08:29 AM

What was this thread about again?

BOING! HAHA.

**Jocasta** · 02-23-2007, 09:24 AM

I need a Memory Pill so I can remember where I left the viagra.

02-23-2007, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by SilverSpoon

What was this thread about again?

BOING! HAHA.

Insensitive prick.

SilverSpoon · 02-23-2007, 04:40 PM

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02-23-2007, 07:51 AM	#13 (permalink)
Riz The Inner Light Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 398 My Profile	Yeah. It's hard for me to argue against what you're saying because I haven't been through it and I'm sure it's the kind of thing you can't begin to imagine what it feels like unless you've had it. And I made it sound like people can "just snap out of it," but that's the last thing I believe. I meant with the help of others, but again, I don't know a lot about the condition so maybe that's not a viable solution either. But I am of the opinion that we can help each other through almost anything. Maybe that's too optimistic or romantic, I don't know... I guess I'm arguing from an almost Buddhist-like position. "Life is suffering," and the aim is to transcend it, not suress it. I know I'm pretty much just repeating myself and all your points still stand, but I guess I havn't had that optimism beaten out of me yet. If what I'm saying is offensive in anyway, that's not how I'm meaning it to come across. Last edited by Riz : 02-23-2007 at 07:56 AM.

02-20-2007, 06:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
SilverSpoon Kamen Rider Kiva Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: www.canofnothing.com Posts: 7,550	If I don't remember it, it didn't happen! "If I can't see it, it's not illegal!" runs through red light blindfolded

02-20-2007, 06:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
Bill5461 Scarlett Mod Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 12,717 My Profile	Lawyers all over the world are ready "bring on those lie detectors"

02-20-2007, 08:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
Wolf The Elder Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 4,146 My Profile	Sounds more like a placebo pill to me...

02-20-2007, 11:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
open32 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 7,821 My Profile	I would never take a memory loss pill for any reason.

02-20-2007, 11:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
Jeff The Former Owner - now just a poster! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 3,169 My Profile	i think Budweiser puts them in their beer....

02-21-2007, 03:50 AM	#7 (permalink)
MissyO Perennially Disgruntled Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 4,201 My Profile	Hmmmm............. Is it worth making a case to you middle class, protected types? F*ck it, I will anyway. Imagine, for a second, that you no longer trust anybody. Even your formerly closest family and friends, you think they could be potentially harmful to you. You can't see a rose without having a waking nightmare of a flashback to when you were raped, then beaten until you could no longer be recognised as a human. Every time you hear a muffler backfire, you lose control of your bodily functions because you fear that you're under attack by enemy soldiers from long ago. You can't sleep, because you're so scared of what might happen if you let your gaurd down for 5 seconds, not that you could sleep anyhow, seeing as your senses are so overwhelmed that you can hear a person cough 4 streets away, and it sounds like it's right outside your window. Do I need to go on? I can. To infinity. All of these things are the very basic symptoms of PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) . This condition can make you virtually crazy, but unlike normal crazy folk, there's no meds to take it away. God bless the person who first discovered that heart medication was easing up PTSD. And thank God this medication is finally going to be put to use. Semantics have left it off the shelves for way too long.

02-21-2007, 04:22 AM	#8 (permalink)
Midnight Posts: n/a	It's not that you forget the horrible ordeals when you take these pills. It's actually that it blocks certain chemicals in your brain that helps attach your memories and make them stronger. You'll still remember, you just won't feel attached to the emotional trauma. There was an episode of Boston Legal regarding this pill. ... Denny Crane.

02-21-2007, 07:53 AM	#9 (permalink)
SilverSpoon Kamen Rider Kiva Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: www.canofnothing.com Posts: 7,550	TV saves the day again!

02-22-2007, 10:26 PM	#10 (permalink)
Wolf The Elder Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 4,146 My Profile	Wrong Silverspoon - video games save the day now.

02-23-2007, 07:34 AM	#12 (permalink)
MissyO Perennially Disgruntled Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 4,201 My Profile	^ Go back and read what I wrote again. Now imagine that it is really happening to you. And understand that you will have absolutely no control over it what so ever. You've been victimised in some way. It's not a simple case of facing your demons. We are not talking about facing the demons of having a bad break up, or telling your Father what you think of him not being there for you. We are talking pure blackness, which a lot of people do not live through. The suicide rate for PTSD is huge. Now I understand where you're coming from Riz, I really do, I read an article on this a few years back and was on team "Maybe it's good for society". Then I found out that the reason I had ben suicidle and half way to crazy was that I'd had undiagnosed PTSD for 15 years. And the void of a future that I'm left with could now be spared to other people because of this pill. So you can see why I'm so passionate about it.

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Jocasta Love Charlie Babbitt Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Shaftesbury Avenue Posts: 18,617 My Profile	I need a Memory Pill so I can remember where I left the viagra.

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