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Originally posted by Buttercup:
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Originally posted by TokyoLove:
How right you are ms. wonka. Chemical imbalances in a person have no relevance regarding therapy. Serotonin is also a chemical that decreases in production as we age, particularly women.
So Javier, please do not discontinue your medications based on a lay person's opinion. Depending upon your condition, it can be very dangerous. If you really feel for whatever reason you'd like to discontinue your medication, it is a decision that should be made between you and your doctor.


I doubt Javier would have stopped taking his medications based on what another poster on a forum says. Geez! Roll Eyes

And have you ever considered who's trying to over-sell the chemical imbalance line? The pharmaceutical industry that makes billions of dollars annually on the stuff, that's who.

Again, if you can read AND comprehend you will realize I did not say no one ever, at any time and under any circumstances needs to take anti-depressants. I said they are - say it with me - O-VER-PER-SCRIBED!

I'll leave you with an interesting article to read on the mysterious spike in the depression diagnosis in the last 20 to 30 years. Couldn't have anything to do with profits now could it?

There's plenty more where this came from. Do some research.

Depression as a mass marketing campaign
Keith McLaughlin
The Argosy.ca
November 26, 2009

Since the emergence of antidepressant drugs in the early 1980s, more and more cases of depression are being reported. According to Dr. Brad Hagen, a clinical psychologist and faculty member at the University of Lethbridge, the reason for the skyrocketing rates of depression are a matter of heated debate.

“Depending on how you look at it, depression either started becoming more common or recognized, or it became marketed,” says Hagen.

In the 1950s, reported cases of depression were practically unheard of, but now the World Health Organization warns it could become the second leading cause of disability in the world by 2020.
Most persons with depression are treated by antidepressants, even though counseling – which can be significantly more expensive and time-consuming – has demonstrated equal effectiveness in offsetting feelings of depression. In the U.S, 87 per cent of physician visits for depression result in antidepressants being prescribed.

“Some question whether it’s an overinflated number because essentially there’s people that benefit from so many people being diagnosed,” says Hagen.


Funny, I don't recall addressing you. Don't be so defensive. Maybe you needed those 'drugs' more than you realize. Wink

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