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Anti-depressants: Good or evil?

Don't want to involve myself too much here, just want to invoke some thoughts from people.
  • Good
    From an actual personal expirance I think they work, granted I do agree they are over used/perscribed in some cases they can worked, for years when I was little my mother was... well lets just say she wasnt the happiest person around. About two years ago during a doctors visit she was perscribed some anti-depressants and these past years she has been so much more.. alive, so much more of a mother, So yes I think they are good
    40%  Voted for by PerpetualNight, Weydon, Eaven-Alexander, AthenaWisdom.
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  • Good
    Not everyone needs them. Sometimes I think they are overused and over-prescribed--especially among teens. But many people do need them. There are undeniable chemical disorders out there, and these people need chemical solutions.
    20%  Voted for by Weydon, AthenaWisdom.
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  • interesting side note
    anti-depressants do not suddenly start working the instant you take them. it can take upto a month for their effects to take place.
    Voted for by Kazrith.
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  • Evil
    up with Scientology!!! we alllll know depression is only in the head
    Voted for by Molzahn.
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  • Mostly wrong, but theer are exeptions
    I think it is wrong to take them unless absolutely necessary. I believe that if there is any way of dealing with anything in your life without taking some form of medicine, it is always better to not take the medicine, but I do agree they are needed in some cases.
    Voted for by RebelRebel.
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  • It Depends
    Having taken something like it (it was more of an anti-anxiety medication though) I would say it is good for when you actually need it. It is overprescribed, but for those who actually need it (like me at times) it is definitely good to take it AS LONG AS YOU NEED IT. They do make you feel pretty crummy at times.
    Voted for by AthenaWisdom.
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