this is what i think of antidepresants (added details) what do you think??

Question

all they are is a placebo effect but with potentially nasty side effects... hence it says it takes 4-6weeks for them to work thats bcz it usually takes 4-6 weeks for someones life problems to get sorted out..
if not then they up the dosage blah blah...
happiness comes from the environment which in turns effects many chemicals in our brains and our souls which are individual
the only good thing about antids is that some people like to believe they are working so therefore it helps them..
when in actual fact it just themselves and the placebo effect which gets them thru..
no actual "chemical imbalance" has been proven what with contradicting studies and not to mention that apparently youve got depression if youve been sad for more than 2 weeks.. who hasnt been sad for more than 2weeks????
everyone has and did they need drugs or else they wouldnt come out of that state??
NO and if they didnt get thru it, its probably bcz their life stinks...
what did people do before antids...?? d

depression was not seen as an illness or a chronic life long illness as it can be viewed today!!! people just got on and saw it as a transient and NORMAL part of life... how is depression a disease???If you really have a MEDICAL rather than there are blood tests etc to prove it AND the condition really is something that will not go away by itself and affects the PHYSICAL body...

Answer 1

yeah there have been studies done, NOT by the people the companies are paying off...and they found that it doesn't do anything but make more problems down the road, The answer to depression is not drugs, you are not lacking drugs...therefore you should not need them. people are too stubborn and want to believe there is a miracle pill for everything, what they don't realize is this "miracle" pill is making them sick and basically killing the bodies natural balance. People have emotions..western civilization has made them feel like these emotions are not normal, they are more of a disease! It's ridiculous the lengths some people including our government will go to just to make some money.

Answer 2

Depression, I believe, was not actually "discovered" as a symptom or an illness until comparatively recently, therefore, the "treatments" are also comparatively new. I agree with the whole Placebo effect to an extent, but never having taken anti-depressants, I can't make a fully informed statement as to whether they work or not. It has been proven, however, that the body releases what I think are called endomorphines, a hormone,which gives us the feeling of "happiness", but recent research also suggests that excessive levels of endomorphines in ones system can also cause cancer, perhaps another arguement for the cons of Anti-depressants, as I presume this is pretty much what anti-depressants do, they "stabilize" any "chemical inbalance" there may be.
I may not be a doctor or a psychiatrist, and I freely admit to never having had anti-depressants, but I am no stranger to depression, it is something I've had many, in my definition, severe, bouts of it throughout my life, but have always chosen the anti-anti-depressant route...(lol). Personally I feel that (and I'm sure this may upset a few people, so sorry in advance) that confusion and pain, both mental and physical, are,of sorts, character building. Where do we draw the line over what is a minor grievance, and what is a crisis in need of pills? Nothing is greater than the human mind or spirit, and the trials and tribulations we ALL inevitably face help strengthen our minds, our bodies and our souls. Personally I think we, as a race, look for blame on everything else but ourselves, incapable of accepting things, just as they are, and furthermore, feel the need to quantify everything in terms of diseases and cures. The one plus side I've experienced from heavy depression is an appreciation of life, and love, once things get better, and trust me, they ALWAYS do, no amount of pills can ever change that.

Answer 3

As a person who has taken antidepressants in the past, I can tell you that they are not the best for long term use.. There are multiple side effects that can be just as debilitating as the original reason for taking the medication in the first place. I also believe that there may be a time when people may need to take antidepressants to help balance out the chemicals in the brain.

Antidepressants are not placebos.. They regulate chemicals in the brain that assist people with imbalances.. Very effective when needed. However it seems that in our medical world of today doctor's are too quick too the draw to give people these meds. If they aren't truly needed, I believe they can cause damage.

Check with your doctor and don't take them lightly.. They are altering your brain chemistry, Ultimatley changing who you are..

Answer 4

Before antidepressents many people were stuck into inpatient psych facilities
These medications while they are not right for everyone who feels depressed they are right for many, those who have a chemical inbalance in there brain by usually lack of the chemial seratonin
Read the research, they did give people a placebo, and guess what?? It is both the medicine and the belief it will work. Because those who had a placebo were only mildly helped
Those with the actual med were helped so much more
If you don't believe in those kinds of meds, that's fine, but many people do and I don't think getting mad about it is the right thing to do

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Answer 5

I will agree with you that most antidepressants are vastly over prescribed. They are given to people with mild situational disorders. That is people who are as you say down for a good reason and who will snap back by themselves. However, there are people who are so depressed they they will lay in bed wetting themselves because they do not care enough to get up. Antidepressant medications work on these people. I have seen it. But you have to realize that any medication will expand to fill any possible need for it. This is a function of the system of having for pay medical care. If we had a better system of medical care there woud not be the insentives for doctors to see and treat so many people. You have to remembe that doctors are on piece work. That is they get payed by the number of patients that they see. So the less time they spend with each patient the better. Nothing is faster than to whip out the old prescription pad and write one out. That way the patient feels like they have got their moneys worth out of the visit. That is also the reason that so many antibiotics are given out for conditions that do not call for antibiotics. People are not satisified just to see and talk to a doctor they want something for their money. I have heard many patients say "Well are you not going to give me a prescription" when a doctor tried to just talk to them. All drugs are OK when they are used for the people that need them but all drugs are greatly overused

Answer 6

Antidepressants are the greatest thing to ever hit the civilized world, in my opinion. Unless you've suffered real clinical depression, you don't have a clue as to what a dibilitating condition it is. It is the root cause of many suicides and murders, as well as many other dreadful actions.
Thank God there is now medication to regulate the chemicals in a persons brain so that they can live a normal lifeI.
I lost a son to suicide due to deep depression and I would probably not be here myself, if it wasn't for my daily meds.
DON'T TALK AGAINST SOMETHING UNLESS YOU'VE BEEN THERE YOURSELF AND KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

If you think about it, there seems to be a pill for everything now days. They may be real or it could be us just gettin sucked for more money.

Answer 9

Have you ever had a depression/anxiety problem or a family member with it? If not, then you have no idea how debilitating it can be.