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    1. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Aug 23
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      Marianne Williamson is right to question the efficacy of anti-depressants. As she told me, people have every reason to be skeptical of whether the pharmaceutical giants making huge profits off these drugs have "pure intent"https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-marianne-williamson-has-a-point-about-psychiatric-medication-20190823-4mv7ef4ccfcptcky2sxqecutym-story.html …

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      Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Aug 23
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      As I mention in the column, I was once prescribed Zoloft after a 20 minute visit with a psychiatrist I had just met. Only in hindsight did it become obvious how crazily perfunctory that process was, and the thought that it's being replicated on a massive scale is very disturbing

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        2. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Aug 24
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          Note: a critical discussion of the societal impact of these still little-understood drugs does not preclude acknowledgement that many people do claim they've been helped by them. But as Williamson says, we should want to understand why there's so much despair in the first place

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        3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Aug 24
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          Williamson's comments are useful because she's talking about the medicalization of despair (a very new development in human history) through a political frame. BigPharma is widely loathed. Why shouldn't the economic motive behind the sudden ubiquity of these drugs be scrutinized?

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        1. Secret Squirrel™  🕵️ covertly dispersing nutshells‏ @mjones206 Aug 23
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          I was once prescribed Zoloft by a doctor within ten minutes of meeting them. They ignored the actual health condition I went there for, which went un-diagnosed, and I paid a heavy price for it. Public clinics are the worst for this.

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        1. Karl Cardona‏ @Karl_Cardona7 Aug 23
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          I think there are a few things Marianne is actually right about, and this is one of them. Tom Cruise is right too regarding his skepticism of psychological drugs. Marianne is also right about wanting people to be free to choose to decline vaccines, in my humble opinion...

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        1. Turbo 🎶 🇺🇸‏ @BareDimension Aug 23
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          My brother went to see a psychiatrist and within 15 minutes he asked what what my brother 'wanted' to take.

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        2. Albert Hofmann‏ @fagmyer Aug 23
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          What's more disturbing is the FDA allows straight to consumer drug marketing. People see a doctor and expect an RX now. For every person that complains they got an RX there are 10 that complain they didn't get an antibiotic RX for a viral infection. Meds are overprescribed.

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        3. Generic Dog Avi‏ @GenericDogAvi Aug 24
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          What? How else are patients who don’t really like the medication they are taking now supposed to know a new medication is on the market that might alleviate some of their symptoms?

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        1. Dan - You Watch, I Listen Podcast‏ @jerseypiroz Aug 23
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          The fact that you can go see many doctors after one visit and get psych meds without proper evaluation is beyond me.

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        1. Mikey D‏ @ThinkProudly Aug 23
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          Worse when they prescribe multiple medications after one meeting. It’s an issue.

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        1. Drain Bamage 🍥‏ @IsDrainBamaged Aug 23
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          And imagine if the psychiatrist is on something too.

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        1. Griddle Actual‏ @JimmyGriddle Aug 23
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          And we cannot ignore the connection between SSRI antidepressants and mass killings, which are happening all over the world. No one seems to remember the depressed Germanwings pilot who purposely crashed that Airbus into the Alps. Strong correlation to almost all of these events

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        1. Ryan Vooris‏ @ryanvooris Aug 23
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          This is the story of my early 20s

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        1. Brian Donohue‏ @dailyrev Aug 23
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          Most don't have the knowledge to do it right. I had a master's degree in psych, some clinical practice, and plenty of experience talking with shrinks and docs. So I was able to set my own course (also with zoloft) and be free of the drug in <1 year. My exception proves your rule.

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        2. Benjamin D. Moore  🧢‏ @BenjaminDMoore1 Aug 23
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          @mtracey The connection b/t vaccines & autism lacks scientific evidence (tho adherents are sincere in their beliefs). So why is the link between autism & antidepressant use by expectant mothers seemingly never discussed-despite studies confirming same? 🧐https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2618606 …

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        3. Benjamin D. Moore  🧢‏ @BenjaminDMoore1 Aug 23
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          ...I hasten to add that these medications have drastically improved the lives of many. Point being that every medication has risks and benefits. Ignoring risks due to profit motive tho is both troubling and unsurprising.

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        1. Nonsense Muncher‏ @NonsenseMuncher Aug 23
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          Thank you Michael, this explains a lot of your nonsense

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        1. Ya boi Mark‏ @Man1act Aug 23
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          Similar thing happened to me. Things got worse in my life so they upped my meds and I ended up taking the max dosage (200mg) every day for about 3 and a half years I think. Totally distorted my ability to think and process emotions. Getting off Zoloft was a fantastic decision.

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        1. Joe‏ @Joe__Byrnes Aug 23
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          No medication should be prescribed w/o a genetic test done to see what ones body can accept/not accept. It’s not common, but should be mandatory. Recently took a med for 6 yrs, turns out my body doesn’t process that class of medication. Felt nuts saying to dr it wasn’t working.

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        2. Corey Graham‏ @corey_gman Aug 23
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          There's also a rush to expand mental health treatment in light of a mass shooting, although, as you noted, the shooter more often than not was already being treated. Perhaps the solution is for society to wean itself off of mental health treatment.

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