unfortunately some of these people think unless they are Happy they must be/are depressed and that's not the way it works you have to learn to be OK... happy is for when there is something to be happy about same as sadness
i've seen this up close and personal dealing with someone who's mind set was exactly that, not happy = depressed, the drugs just made it worse
this is not to say there isn't real depression, but there is a difference
IMO the entire country is over prescribed....on everything. I am 61, and take a total of 0 prescriptions, largely due to living healthy and genetics (a 90 year old death in my family is early).
I had to pick up one for my daughter, there were four people in front of me that had at least 50-75 different prescription drugs apiece. There is no way in hell any doctor can judge the interaction of that mess!
Life without faith in God is hard for many people. Drugs are not the answer for daily maintenance.
That said, I have had to actively resist doctors trying to hand out antidepressants when they were too lazy to identify my actual physical illnesses, on three occasions. They were indifferent to finding out what was really wrong and tried to push pills to make me go away. I had to wait until the illnesses worsened before I could get a proper diagnosis. Leaning on being able to write anti-depressant prescriptions has been addictive and negative for the medical profession.
I think many doctors, both male and female, have a bias about women and treat them as if they are neurotic, when in actuality many doctors feel they are too busy and important to be bothered with finding out what is wrong in the early stages. I’m not a dramatic complainer; I speak in a matter-of-fact tone; consequently I nearly died twice from lack of a proper diagnosis, and definitely lost income from having to have more serious treatments at a more advanced stage of illness.
Look, folks: I’ve commented here prior about this. Someday soon I hope to publish my book which has a quite different view of health than the popular one promoted by the AMA.
You CANNOT restore hormonal balance by tweaking with your biology via the ingestion of chemicals. As a clinical tool, if you feel better taking a drug, it’s a red flag that action is required, and I’m not referring to a prescription.
Pharmaceuticals in this era - in most cases - are irresponsibly-lazy on the part of both doctor & patient alike.
You may be provided your ‘scrip’ but it is solely your responsibility to choose to do something about your health.
Depression - like anxiety - is a result of hormonal imbalance. A symptom of a larger problem meriting action, not ignorance.
I was given xanex by a doctor to help sleep even though I did not need it (did not use).
Robin Williams was given all sorts of drugs for his perceived issues. He killed himself due to them.