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After 1:05 it got extremely inaccurate. It also wasn't even that funny. So...
My experience is that people refuse to accept that they might benefit from antidepressants, and so I don't really see what the point of this video was. I don't even really see what the point of antidepressant commercials are.
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My experience is that people refuse to accept that some people might not benefit at all from antidepressants.My experience is that people refuse to accept that they might benefit from antidepressants
The point of the video was mock the use of SSRI's by mentioning its questionable efficacy and wacky theory behind its use. If SSRI's are the cure for depression then I'm not going to be talking to my doctor any time soon, but if ideal female company and steak dinners suddenly became the clinical cure for depression then I'd be having all symptoms listed in the video faster than you can blink. In other words, the 'chemical imbalance' theory isn't supported by any lab work done before or after the use of medication; it's all fancy guess work and theory crafting designed to exploit ignorant and gullible people to support a multi-billion dollar industry -- it's a confidence trick being perpetrated by white coats with credentials on their walls.I don't really see what the point of this video was.
How so?
My experience is that people refuse to accept that some people might not benefit at all from antidepressants.
The point of the video was mock the use of SSRI's by mentioning its questionable efficacy and wacky theory behind its use. If SSRI's are the cure for depression then I'm not going to be talking to my doctor any time soon, but if ideal female company and steak dinners suddenly became the clinical cure for depression then I'd be having all symptoms listed in the video faster than you can blink. In other words, the 'chemical imbalance' theory isn't supported by any lab work done before or after the use of medication; it's all fancy guess work and theory crafting designed to exploit ignorant and gullible people to support a multi-billion dollar industry -- it's a confidence trick being perpetrated by white coats with credentials on their walls.
To use an analogy, just because people swear by religious prayer, homeopathy, acupuncture or other alternative forms of medicine, doesn't mean that they work. In fact just like with SSRI's, a number of studies conducted by various medical organizations around the world have repeatedly claimed that they're largely ineffective, and even with the most promising studies, the majority of people still don't reap any significant benefit.
My experience is that people refuse to accept that some people might not benefit at all from antidepressants.
The point of the video was mock the use of SSRI's by mentioning its questionable efficacy and wacky theory behind its use. If SSRI's are the cure for depression then I'm not going to be talking to my doctor any time soon, but if ideal female company and steak dinners suddenly became the clinical cure for depression then I'd be having all symptoms listed in the video faster than you can blink. In other words, the 'chemical imbalance' theory isn't supported by any lab work done before or after the use of medication; it's all fancy guess work and theory crafting designed to exploit ignorant and gullible people to support a multi-billion dollar industry -- it's a confidence trick being perpetrated by white coats with credentials on their walls.
To use an analogy, just because people swear by religious prayer, homeopathy, acupuncture or other alternative forms of medicine, doesn't mean that they work. In fact just like with SSRI's, a number of studies conducted by various medical organizations around the world have repeatedly claimed that they're largely ineffective, and even with the most promising studies, the majority of people still don't reap any significant benefit.
Similarly, I don't believe that just because therapy has been relatively good for me
Antidepressants have worked pretty well for me. However, at the end of the day, I think my depression is justified by the nature of the society I live in. Ideally, my depression would be fixed by social upheaval instead of pills, but until that happens, the pills will have to keep me going. Weed and cigarettes, too.
As far as I'm aware you never did, and your questioning is rather curious to me because I never claimed or implied otherwise. You merely volunteered a personal anecdote ("My experience is that people refuse to accept that they might benefit from antidepressants"), and then I responded with a personal anecdote of my own ("My experience is that people refuse to accept that some people might not benefit at all from antidepressants").When did I say everyone would benefit from antidepressants?
And I say that people who wouldn't benefit from antidepressants tend to have them pushed onto them by others.I say people who COULD benefit from antidepressants tend to not want them.
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I find it appalling that GPs are prescribing mental health meds. No problems with them prescribing maintenance prescriptions but not new ones since they're not qualified to clinically diagnose people's mental health issues.About 9 months after my youngest child was born, I suffered from extreme fatigue. And not the normal taking care of a newborn fatigue. I woke up tired, and had zero energy. My regular doctor had moved so I ended up seeing another doctor in the practice. She checked my iron and my thyroid. Both were normal, so he said I must be suffering from depression. He prescribed me anti depressants. I argued with him for at least 30 minutes that it wasn't the case, but he wouldn't budge. He was convinced I was depressed. I left his office with a prescription I never filled. The next week I went to see my obgyn who indeed found a medical reason why I wanted to sleep 18 hours a day. She looked at all my symptoms and not just the fatigue.
That said, I have seen meds work wonders on those who really need them. My issue is with the way they are often pushed as a first resort and not used in conjuncture with other methods.