“I know several people on these medicines (SSRIs) who are helped immensely by them.”
And I am happy for them, the clinical data (as even 60 Minutes reported) shows “no therapeutic effect” and that if improvement is noted its due to the placibo effect.
I have known 5 people close to me that have attempted suicide while on these drugs:
1, Ex-wife Attempt ( who was not crazy and I would attest would never do that.
2, My business partners wife- attempted, same as above.
3, Sons best friend- 15 years old took his life 2 weeks after being prescribed.
4, Sons second best friend, 32 years old recently who had everything going for him.
5, A young vet that had just successfully completed a training certification course that had him qualified for a high paying career.
After #1 above I started researching these drugs and came to understand that the way these drugs alter the human brain is IMHO criminal and that is driven by evil.
If you desire to do the same I recommend Dr. Peter Breggins book “ Your Drug May be Your Problem” and “PROZAC, PANACEA OR PANDORA” by Ann Blake Tracy.
Nope! I’m not going to argue over pseudo-science, sensationalized media reports, or click-bait web sites. Some of them are right up there with anti-vaxxers in the hysteria.
I’m not going to argue pointlessly over it, except to say the prescribed medicines of millions and the common practice of doctors, who always must insure themselves against greedy lawyers salivating over lawsuits, means that these medicines have passed the rigorous FDFA approval process and are working for millions.
Are there some patients that these drugs do not work for? Of course. Do they have potentially bad side effects for some people. Yes, they do can and they do.
Like ANY other prescribed medicine, the use must be carefully monitored by both the patient and the doctor. If the medicine does not work, or the side effects are bad, the physician has a duty to stop prescribing it.