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Re: The 'antidepressants dont work' thing

Posted by emmanuel98 on July 28, 2011, at 21:28:22

In reply to Re: The 'antidepressants dont work' thing, posted by jono_in_adelaide on July 28, 2011, at 19:49:36

I agree with this and so do most psychologists and social workers. There are a ton of unhappy people who are just unhappy, not depressed. I have sponsees in AA who are just going through a rough period because of jobs, relationships, getting sober, dealing with loss and grief without drugs and alcohol. They are all on SSRIs and the SSRIs do nothing for them at all.

I used to pooh-pooh depression, seeing it as self indulgence and self-pity. Until I got so depressed I barely got out of bed for three months. Then I came to respect the medical model of depression. But I think cases like mine are the exception, not the rule, of who walks into psych offices looking for help.

I mean people on this list want drugs for shyness, blushing, anxiety, worry. This is not what anti-depressants are for. Depression has just become this catch-all term for normal human unhappiness. Something therapists are better at helping with than psychopharmacologists.

Is it that people want a quick fix or that insurance companies want a quick fix? I can't tell. My insurance company will pay for a year of therapy without reauthorization. But maybe that's because I've been hospitalized so many times they want to keep me out of the hospital. I don't know if this is their regular policy.


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