I think that unless it was life threatening like cancer then it doesnt justify using drugs tested on animals.
My depression is now getting to vice like crippling proportions and I require some kind of relief asap, but have avoided taking medications feeling even worse that some animal was tortured indefinitely to produce it. I have many other pessimistic reasons for not trying but that has been high on my list.
You could say depression is life threatening but I don't really 'buy it' not like some real physical malady. Yes yes Ive read all about the 'it's a physcial chemical imbalance in the brain blah blah'. Doesnt make me feel less guilty. Yes I also know depression causes guilt read every single piece of the old rhetoric ad infinitum.
The only small excuse I could think of is the buddhist one of how they give themselves a pass for eating meat they say 'if it wasnt killed directly for you then its ok to eat it'.
I want to try modafinil but feel bad that it's been tested on animals and is only used as a life enhancer rather than an abdsolute necessity.
My depression is now getting to vice like crippling proportions and I require some kind of relief asap, but have avoided taking medications feeling even worse that some animal was tortured indefinitely to produce it. I have many other pessimistic reasons for not trying but that has been high on my list.
You could say depression is life threatening but I don't really 'buy it' not like some real physical malady. Yes yes Ive read all about the 'it's a physcial chemical imbalance in the brain blah blah'. Doesnt make me feel less guilty. Yes I also know depression causes guilt read every single piece of the old rhetoric ad infinitum.
The only small excuse I could think of is the buddhist one of how they give themselves a pass for eating meat they say 'if it wasnt killed directly for you then its ok to eat it'.
I want to try modafinil but feel bad that it's been tested on animals and is only used as a life enhancer rather than an abdsolute necessity.