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Why do people take anti-depressants?
When one of the most common side effects is depression (!) The FDA wants to add to a warning that these medications increase the risk of "suicidal thoughts and behavior" in young adults, in addition to adolescents. "Antidepressant medications benefit many patients, but it is important that doctors and patients are aware of the risks," said Dr. Steven Galson, the FDA's drugs chief.
I've known people that have taken these types of medications- seems like everyone is "bi-polar" nowadays- prescribed by general practitioners with no associated therapy and infrequent follow-up, and while they reduce the frequency of mood swings- when they bottom out while on the medication, they really bottom out! Seems remarkably similar to the way cocaine was pushed by doctors and used as a cure-all a century ago... until it was determined that the cure was worse than the ailment.
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
I know from personal experience, anti-depressants can really be wonderful for some people, stress the word some....its like everything in life, some things are great for some people...and some things arent. anti-depressants helped a very good friend of mine, he is like a different person, its great. I took a mild depressant awhile ago and it was horrible, it made everything worse...I am on the fence with antidepressants, I think they are good, but they arent great either
- Anonymous1 decade ago
I had a problem for years with anti-depressants making me worse, then some angel of mercy of a psychiatrist told me to start taking anticonvulsants with them and BOOM! I felt a lot better.
Just because they can sometimes make you feel wose doesn't mean they always will if you figure out a way to make 'em work a little differently. Finding the right med (or, in my case, the right combination of meds) can be very tricky.
