Posted by jjjaspar on October 28, 2011, at 8:59:17
In reply to Dramatic Increase In Antidepressant Use Up 400%, posted by Phillipa on October 21, 2011, at 21:21:32
For one thing, they are increasingly being used for other problems. One lady friend was prescribed Cymbalta for her arthritis pain interfering with her sleep! It was incredibly stupid as she had a horrible time getting off it. The withdrawal from it gave her psychiatric side-effects! And no, she didn't have psych symptoms to begin with.
Then there was another antidepressant given which caused huge weight gain.
Finally, she went to a doctor who simply had her take some supplements including a high quality fish oil, curcumin, and ginger for her arthritis (this was in addition to her anti-inflammatory). She finally got relief without antidepressants used in such a bizarre manner.
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