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They just don't work. FACT.

Posted by Betula on April 16, 2008, at 11:51:18

In reply to Re: Wierd Some I know In real Life Feel Better off ADs » bulldog2, posted by antiserial on April 15, 2008, at 10:00:57

> SSRIs make people apathetic. This enables people to be indifferent towards depressive thoughts and angst. Emotional flatness might be a good thing for some people, but the fact is that some people are better off without this. Sexual side effects and weight gain aren't exactly mood-elevating, either.
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> The truth can be demoralizing, but there's no reason to give people false hopes.

I agree with every word you say anti-serial.

If anti-depressants work, then why are they so many people on this board for whom they fail?

Everyone knows that, for example, paracetamol is effective against high fevers for nearly everyone.

Why don't we think that SSRIs are that effective? Everyone accepts that sometimes SSRIs work, sometimes they don't. Therefore, they are not that effective for depression, as paracetamol is for high fevers.

And actually, there have been quite a few studies which show that SSRIs are often no more effective than placebo. That is a fact.

May I refer disbelievers (and believers for that matter) to this popular news article, talking about the orginal research:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7263494.stm

I think what makes this study particulary accurate is the fact that:

-they reviewed data on 47 clinical trials.

-they reviewed published clinical trial data, and unpublished data secured under Freedom of Information legislation.

This means that they also included the unfavourable studies that the big pharmacetical companies DO NOT publish because it shows their drugs in a bad light. AFAIK, it is not possible to obtain this data in the USA.

So there you have it. Antidepressants have little use, FACT.


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