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    1. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Jul 10
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      "The use of antidepressants in Australia, Canada, England, the U.S., and other wealthy countries didn’t lead to a decline in the prevalence and symptoms of mood disorders despite substantial increases in the use of the drugs from 1990 to 2015"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-20/latest-suicide-data-show-the-depth-of-u-s-mental-health-crisis …

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    2. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Jul 10
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      Not trying to deny anyone's experience, but if there were no commercial imperative behind the production and mass promotion of SSRIs, dramatically less people would be taking them and the health outcomes would likely be similar (and possibly better)

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    3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Jul 10
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      Anyway, I would eagerly listen to a Marianne Williamson lecture on this topic

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      Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Jul 10
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      These are the seminal articles to read on the subject, from Marcia Angell in the NY Review of Books. Really changed my perspective when I first read them years ago; I still re-read from time to time https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2011/06/23/epidemic-mental-illness-why/ …https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2011/07/14/illusions-of-psychiatry/ …

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        1. Dave Stoller‏ @sburke85 Jul 10
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          There is a strong biochemical aspect.

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        1. J. Bradford DeLucy‏ @01wise Jul 10
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          You wouldn’t expect the prevalence of mood disorders to decrease because these drugs are not a cure. And suicidality is distinct from mood and the best drug for suicidality—lithium—is underused. And you may also have heard the planet is dying and the rich keep getting richer.

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        1. Daniel Schulz‏ @SDaniel56 Jul 10
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          Ahh, Juicy Fruit!!!

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        1. "We are more alike,my friends,than we are unalike"‏ @blessedbradys Jul 12
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          @GeorgiaEdeMD has great insight:https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/diagnosis-diet/201906/8-reasons-try-low-carb-mental-health%3famp …

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        1. Aunt Pootie‏ @caroljeanne11ty Jul 10
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          Well there ya go....Whitaker et al. It IS getting worse and it's because of the drugs. Shrinks care only about here and now, to hell with long-term fallout.

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        1. Dierk Groeneman‏ @amish_hooligan Jul 10
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          The subtitle of the Whitaker book mentions "The Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America". How does Whitaker mean this? Is it actually happening or is it a myth being foisted on us so drug companies can sell more pills?

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        2. M.E.PetersonArtist‏ @karaokemomo1 Jul 10
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          Antidepressants are a band aid,if you’re lucky, with horrible side effects. I went to college to be a therapist. Once in the field I couldn’t stomach the ‘drugging and not-caring’ approach. Very few are interested on working to resolve the causes bc it’s not profitable.

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        3. M.E.PetersonArtist‏ @karaokemomo1 Jul 10
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          The mentally ill are THE most marginalized ( and I hate that word ) group of people worldwide. Psychotropics keep them dependent on gov or they’re restitute on the streets. An Overwhelming situation that both sides of the isle completely dismiss.

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        2. George Quinn‏ @presuminggeorge Jul 10
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          I just went through a year of hell coming off SSRI's after 5 years. The withdrawals are horrific, but I had to do it. True, I no longer felt depressed, but I actually didn't feel anything. I was numb. Gained a shit ton of weight taking them too, as well as loss of sex drive.

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        3. George Quinn‏ @presuminggeorge Jul 10
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          It's been hard learning to live with depression again, but looking at natural ways of curbing it and hoping it pays off in the long run. At least I can feel the full gammut of emotions again.

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        1. AMY E JOHNSON‏ @AEJ58 Jul 10
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          For the few who were 'cheated by Nature' when it comes to natural dope levels, the can make all the difference. But this is not 'most'. A competent & honest psychiatrist can sort out which are those in a handful of visits: an M.D. with that specialty. Otherwise, too many on meds.

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        1. BoogieMonster‏ @dabski594 Jul 10
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          Sucks I gotta pay to keep reading that article ☹️

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        1. WOODMAN‏ @a_woodman68 Jul 10
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          Nurse Ratchett. She was a real prize for any man.

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        1. D.S. Ragsdale  ✝️‏ @AtlantaLiberal Jul 10
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          Subscribers only.

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        1. bonzerdo‏ @bonzerdo Jul 10
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          If a psychiatric condition becomes popular enough, it becomes normalized and then transitions into normal behavior. I would think that the drug industry takes a decade to address an illness and then finds out what they were told was illness is really normal. R & D is expensive.

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        1. Bananas  🍌 🍌 🍌‏ @Bananas_R_Silly Jul 10
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          Sooo... what I’m hearing is... Tom Cruise is right, and we should all become Scientologists. 🤔

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        1. TaoistRonin  🏴‍☠️‏ @TaoistRonin Jul 11
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          L. Ron was on the right track E-meters > electroshock and lobotomies

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        2. Julie Hotard  🍑‏ @upine Jul 10
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          Joe Dispenza's books e.g. You Are the Placebo, are fascinating ones on this subject. Another good one here: https://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Habit-Being-Yourself-Create/dp/1401938094/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=Dispenza&qid=1562813414&s=gateway&sr=8-2 ….

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        3. Julie Hotard  🍑‏ @upine Jul 10
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          Many psychiatrists are trained more to prescribe drugs than to do psychotherapy. Drugs are necessary for some people, but they should not be the first or only resort.

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        1. Mark Needham‏ @mbneedham Jul 10
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          Angell's pieces are excellent. Alexander Cockburn had a great piece on the marketing of Prozac, if you get a chance. He called antidepressants "liberalism in a bottle" for the way they substitute for systemic change. https://beyondthc.com/prozac-and-the-marketing-of-depression/ …

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