>>329399
Got back after a few weeks. Lemme just address some stuff.
>They never promise to…
Not in a legal sense no. But having doctors, parents, psychiatrists, and even their ads basically offering you a cure is pretty nasty.
Just watch some antidepressant commercials big pharma puts on the tube, shits disgusting.
>it doesnt cause happiness
Biochemically derived from tryptophan, serotonin is primarily found in the gastrointestinal tract (GI tract), blood platelets, and the central nervous system (CNS) of animals, including humans. It is popularly thought to be a contributor to feelings of well-being and happiness.[9]
In a philosophical sense no. In a biological sense, yes.
>Just like thousands of other medications have side effects…
Yeah im not stating that "AD'S ARE THE ONLY MEDS WITH SIDE EFFECTS BAN THEM NOAW" but they promote repeated use. AD discontinuation syndrome along with seratonin syndrome are two of the most commonly reported with ADDS basically being withdrawal.
There are a few other possible side effects but antidepressants as we know them now were only popularized in the fucking 90's.
They also filled the same market that the tranquilizers fulfilled in the 60's. I don't know too much about that persay, but something to be considered.
>They were most likely already suicidal
Then why is this medication, that's known to increase suicidal thoughts and actions, being used to treat those with major depressive order and suicidal tendencies?
Genuinely not sure if you're just mislead or a shill, but If you apply some critical thinking, it's pretty easy to figure out.
While these antidepressants have practical uses on those who do suffer from an imbalance and I can support that scientifically aswell as anecdotally, I can't support their general use right now as due to the nature of the pharmaceuticals and medical care here in burgerstan.
Anyone who fills in a few bubbles on a checklist will be pipelined antidepressants. They are the easiest prescription drug to get access to in the US. 10% of the US population, a lil over 31 million people, are being treated with Antidepressants.
Oh yeah, I don't know if you live in burgerstan, but healthcare here is shit and mental healthcare is worse. Sure if you have lots of money, you can afford plenty of therapy, treatment, medication, etc. However if you're poor and generally speaking have more reasons to hate life than your average Trust Fund Kiddie, just taking the medication is your only real short term solution.
This, as any REAL medical professional (the one you cant afford) will tell, just treating such an injury wont heal it, you need to go to therapy for that, the therapy that you probably cant afford.
Depression is very real but I believe the majority of those its treating are misdiagnosed, but with shit doctors and shit treatment being the standard, misdiagnosis is very possible. Take that alongside the fact that 10% of the US population is currently being treated with antidepressants…
We've seen pharmaceutical companies disregard ethics for profit in the past. If you're to wide eyed and naive to see that I'd point to Shkreli and leave it at that.
The pharmaceutical companies make far more profit selling treatments at a low cost, then cures at a premium. They also make a good profit by making sure as many people as possible take their treatment, regardless of whether they truly need it.
This is not a conspiracy it's capitalism.
TL;DR Mistreatment, lack of quality mental healthcare, overprescription and popular misconceptions in the industry keep antidepressants popular. So big pharma has vested interest in making "cures" hard to get, but treatments easy to buy.