Or are they just placebos - if you have faith in the Dr and the tablets they will work and vice versa. I have been through about six different antidepressants (as well as ECT) and nothing works. I can't see any hope in the medical profession.
2007-01-04 06:21:10 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
They definitely work! Maybe it's trying to find the one that suits you best. Good luck!
2007-01-04 06:24:36 · answer #1 · answered by I know nothing! 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Like most medicines, it depends on the individual.
What many of the antidepressants like prozac, paxil, zoloft, ect, do is to interfer with the reuptake of serotonin at nerve terminals that secete serotonin.
There are three basic receptors at these nerve terminals, that either calm, cause nausea, or cause agitation.
It is the agitation that leads to violence, but the drug companies don't properly advertise it as such, they call it an increase in depression.
Another main problem with these antidepressants is that there are no blood tests for levels, even though there is wide variation in blood levels found in subjects in the research phase of the drug studies.
Lastly, many people are labled as 'depressed', as though it is a clinical depression caused by biochemical imbalance, when in fact it is a situational depression. Those people need their situation improved.
See the Merck manual now available for free online, it is a good resource, but be cautious, as it is printed up by a drug company.
2007-01-04 06:49:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I personally have never been on anti-depressants. But there must be some situations where people do use them as placebos.
I don't think it's wrong that people are given medication, but it is not really an ideal long term solution. Like somebody else said, doctor's should make the patient attend counselling, to find and try and repair the root of the problem.
Some people rely on them too much, the ones that have been on them for years and years. I don't think that's right, it's not natural to constantly pump mood-changing drugs into your body, for years on end.
And many people become hooked don't they?
2007-01-05 00:28:35 · answer #3 · answered by Yasmin H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They worked for me and it was right after my son died so at that time I didn't have much faith that anything would work . But about a month or so later I started feeling better. . . it was so gradual that it was almost like it snuk up on. Psychiatric drugs are "hit & miss" - the only way to know if they work is by trial and error. What works for one person doesn't necessarily work for another. However, if you have family members who take antidepressants you might try what they are taking . . . for some reason if it works for a family member it has a better chance of working for you. I also found that physical exercise helps you a lot mentally . . maybe you should try exercising if drugs aren't working for you . . . best of luck to you . . . I hope you feel better
2016-05-23 03:08:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depression can be caused by circumstantial factors as well as chemical imbalance in the brain, look at your life and see what makes you feel unhappy, work on changing these things and bit by bit you'll start to feel positive about doing something to help yourself get out of the rut, Anti depressants can work if you are in the right frame of mind, they do adjust and regulate the serotonin levels but that wont be enough unless you try and have a positive attitude to work alongside the medication.
2007-01-04 06:28:56 · answer #5 · answered by India 55 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Hi, I have taken antidepressants for the past nearly 10 years and I can say without a shadow of a doubt that they most definitely do work. It takes a little while for them to kick in fully and someones you need to try several before finding one that works for you.
2007-01-06 06:17:03 · answer #6 · answered by kaleidoscope_girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i believe they work or at least for me. i have been through a lot and i have been depressed about and have cut myself to be honest. i am not crazy as some would say if they knew i was cutting but it was a for me relieve the pain and the hurt that i feel inside without having to feel like a burden. since i have been taking the tablets my mind stay away from even the thought of a cut. it keeps me calm to think through some of the things i have gone through and find the relief i need. i was a small major case because i have not wanted to die but my friend did. she push for death from time to time and some of the anti-depressant tablets doesn't work for her. that was about a year ago but she have currently found one that suits her and she is taking and she is doing things like a normal girl. i believe it work for people but there certain tablets that suits each people.
2007-01-04 06:30:30 · answer #7 · answered by Candee 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I tried several before I found the right one for me. It helped and I felt like a new person. The only draw back that Dr.'s forget to warn about is when you come off of the medicence your body and brain has with drawls. Be careful with this.
2007-01-04 08:14:33 · answer #8 · answered by love me despite it all 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They aren't placebos, they have some effect but it isn't really beneficial. I am 100% against any antideppressants that I'm familiar with. Maybe someday there will be something of value, but now they are all garbage that ultimately do more harm than good.
2007-01-04 06:56:58 · answer #9 · answered by Lane 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if ur using anti depressant it would be more effective if counselling was used aswell. According to psychology they say that underlying problems in the unconscious can cause depression. so psychiatrist wud help.
2007-01-04 07:28:30 · answer #10 · answered by izzy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋