More people take anti-depressants than I thought

[NickelTitanium]

side effects are no good. there is more mental illness out there than most of us think. figure it is better than a bunch of crazies running around without meds.

 

[aidanjm]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
my mother-in-law told my wife she should, but we don't think drugs are the answer to everything

they aren't the "answer to everything" but sometimes they can definitely help with depression.

maybe if a loved one kills themselves, you will re-evaluate your negative attitude to antidepressants. Depression is afterall a potentially fatal disease (many depressed people do eventually kill themselves)

 

[Lonyo]

Originally posted by: aidanjm

Originally posted by: FoBoT
my mother-in-law told my wife she should, but we don't think drugs are the answer to everything

they aren't the "answer to everything" but sometimes they can definitely help with depression.

maybe if a loved one kills themselves, you will re-evaluate your negative attitude to antidepressants. Depression is afterall a potentially fatal disease (many depressed people do eventually kill themselves)

People are given anti-depressants when they are not depressed though, that's the problem. Doctors just think "Fark it, i'll give them a pill and make them go away, and say they're depressed".
Sure, if you really are depressed, pills may be a good idea, but the whole point is, not everyone's depressed, but they get given pills anyway!

 

[aidanjm]

Originally posted by: Lonyo

Originally posted by: aidanjm

Originally posted by: FoBoT
my mother-in-law told my wife she should, but we don't think drugs are the answer to everything

they aren't the "answer to everything" but sometimes they can definitely help with depression.

maybe if a loved one kills themselves, you will re-evaluate your negative attitude to antidepressants. Depression is afterall a potentially fatal disease (many depressed people do eventually kill themselves)

People are given anti-depressants when they are not depressed though, that's the problem. Doctors just think "Fark it, i'll give them a pill and make them go away, and say they're depressed".
Sure, if you really are depressed, pills may be a good idea, but the whole point is, not everyone's depressed, but they get given pills anyway!

What evidence do you have that people without depression are given antidepressants?

How are you qualified to judge whether or not someone is clinically depressed?

If someone has a mild depression, many doctors want to treat that aggressively, so it doesn't get worse.

 

[Lonyo]

Originally posted by: aidanjm

Originally posted by: Lonyo

Originally posted by: aidanjm

Originally posted by: FoBoT
my mother-in-law told my wife she should, but we don't think drugs are the answer to everything

they aren't the "answer to everything" but sometimes they can definitely help with depression.

maybe if a loved one kills themselves, you will re-evaluate your negative attitude to antidepressants. Depression is afterall a potentially fatal disease (many depressed people do eventually kill themselves)

People are given anti-depressants when they are not depressed though, that's the problem. Doctors just think "Fark it, i'll give them a pill and make them go away, and say they're depressed".
Sure, if you really are depressed, pills may be a good idea, but the whole point is, not everyone's depressed, but they get given pills anyway!

What evidence do you have that people without depression are given antidepressants?

How are you qualified to judge whether or not someone is clinically depressed?

If someone has a mild depression, many doctors want to treat that aggressively, so it doesn't get worse.

Read the thread.

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: So
Yeah, we've become a drug obsessed culture.

Yep, at one point I had my pre-marriage counselor suggest that I needed to take anti-depressants when I mentioned to him about how I was getting depressed over how my family was acting over my interracial marriage. I didn't need a freaking mood alterning drug. I just needed my family accept what I was doing. They eventually did and no drugs were involved.

Mmmkay?

 

[Willoughbyva]

Yeah I was reading a report that mental illness is more widespread today then it ever was. It also said that people were being under treated for it, but it wasn't as severe as it could be. If people catch it and get treated sooner then it would prevent mental illnesses from becoming disabeling.

 

[Willoughbyva]

I also wanted to say that I have had problems and medicine is the only answer for me. I tried other ways, but medication makes it possiable for me to half way enjoy life. The other ways/theropies help, but meds are a life savor.

 

[aidanjm]

Originally posted by: Lonyo

Originally posted by: aidanjm

Originally posted by: Lonyo

Originally posted by: aidanjm

Originally posted by: FoBoT
my mother-in-law told my wife she should, but we don't think drugs are the answer to everything

they aren't the "answer to everything" but sometimes they can definitely help with depression.

maybe if a loved one kills themselves, you will re-evaluate your negative attitude to antidepressants. Depression is afterall a potentially fatal disease (many depressed people do eventually kill themselves)

People are given anti-depressants when they are not depressed though, that's the problem. Doctors just think "Fark it, i'll give them a pill and make them go away, and say they're depressed".
Sure, if you really are depressed, pills may be a good idea, but the whole point is, not everyone's depressed, but they get given pills anyway!

What evidence do you have that people without depression are given antidepressants?

How are you qualified to judge whether or not someone is clinically depressed?

If someone has a mild depression, many doctors want to treat that aggressively, so it doesn't get worse.

Read the thread.

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: So
Yeah, we've become a drug obsessed culture.

Yep, at one point I had my pre-marriage counselor suggest that I needed to take anti-depressants when I mentioned to him about how I was getting depressed over how my family was acting over my interracial marriage. I didn't need a freaking mood alterning drug. I just needed my family accept what I was doing. They eventually did and no drugs were involved.

Mmmkay?

No, not OK. The counselor may well have seen signs of depression in that individual that were above and beyond what you might expect given the circumstances. My own view is that if you are getting "depressed" over life's difficulties, then you have a problem. You have lost the resiliancy to roll with the punches.

 

[datalink7]

Originally posted by: archcommus
Really...it's much more common than I knew.

Yah... it's really quite depressing.

 

[SilentZero]

I been taking Lexapro daily for a while now, and take Lorazepam for emergencys (> 2 pills a year). I don't take them for depression though, but they are depression meds. I take them for anxiety and post-tramatic stress disorder, and they work great. Thanks again Uncle Sam!