ping to read later
MHO as a retired (yes!) shrink, is that the disorder, depression, itself, is the underlying scourge and not the anti-depressant medications, whether they be SSR or tricyclics or whatever. Depression can be very serious and very debilitating to body and mind. Recovery therefrom is not always smooth sailing no matter whether Rx is used or not.
Earlier I found out that whether or not I see a shrink I had the same probability of success.
Now I'm really depressed.
Because we all know that untreated, these individuals would have not committed such violent acts, or at least would not do so at a rate greater than the bulk population. This is Nobel material folks.
Might as well just prescribe a 6-pack of beer. It’s all just don’t-give-damn medicine, and the beer is cheaper.
>>2,000 news stories detailing violent acts — murders, suicides, school shootings — by individuals taking SSRIs.<<
My guess is that they are likely prescribed to a population more likely to do such things.
We’d also need to compare. How many total articles total?
The Google news archive shows 1.9 million articles with the word “murder” If a quarter of the population takes anti-depressants then 2,000 articles is very low, not high.
I take Luvox, a SSRI and without it my life is too painful to live.I try not to live in the past but some things are hard to forget. My doc is not a pill pusher, some people have a REAL needs for these drugs.
Hell no! I go down the hill and give paper targets and old cans a severe case of lead poisoning...works EVERY time!
I highly recommend it!
patch’s advice :
keep your hand out of the medicine jar
Maybe Dr Paul Pots is right.
Drugs, pfff! Finish your chores, pray, and get some exercise. Like Eddie Lawrence used to say, lift your head up high and take a walk in the sun.
Then if you still feel like crying, maybe you need to have a good cry. Have it, rinse, and then repeat step 1.
btt
Much of this is nonsense and more stigma towards those who suffer mental illness. Are you sure of what major depression is really like for those who suffer it? The illness is not having a bad day or a series of bad days. There are guidelines that are used in diagnosing. Fortunately the medications are helping some individuals. Mental illness has had a long history of criticism and social disgrace. There is abuse of these medications as with many other types of medicines. Some people may have bipolar disorder which is not always helped by antidepressants. Many of those who do use violence may benefit from a different combination of medications. When you hear someone went off their meds- do you know what the meds were? Suicide used to go unreported in the past because of the embarrassment families kept it quiet. Are we sure it has such a strong relationship to antidepressants?
Yes, and we all know the dark side LIBERALISM
It seems clear that a lack of faith is contributing factor in the occurrence of depression. The percentage of people who charcterize themselves as "Spiritual, but not Religious", is amazing.
