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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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    2. 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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      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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        1. 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. OκULTRA XP 🧿‏ @0K_ultra Aug 24
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          dude, it's not "people claiming", these things can and do work, even if prescription protocols can see some improvement

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        1. Kevin 𝟚 𝕎𝕠𝕜𝕖‏ @kevin2woke Aug 24
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          Williamson also comes from the self-help industry where they profit from telling you positive psychology can solve all your problems.

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        1. MeanMachineRedNBlack‏ @cessna182r Aug 24
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          Also a link between those and mass shootings. Doesn't get a lot of coverage, but anti-depressants found in the system of damn near every one of them.

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        1. Ex-RINO‏ @wearealljoenow Aug 24
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          Thoughtful - thank you

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        1. IndiMod‏ @Indimod Aug 24
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          Bottom line: It is appropriate to ask questions while keeping an open mind. Unfortunately our society doesn’t want to allow critical thought.

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        1. ZuperZan‏ @zuper_zan Aug 24
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          Some research indicates that antidepressants can lead to suicide.https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/what-are-the-real-risks-of-antidepressants …

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        1. Jimmy‏ @JC7U Aug 24
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          Again, clinically depressed people aren't depressed because of life events. They're depressed because of brain chemistry. If depression were purely a function of how your life is going, then rich, successful, beautiful people wouldn't kill themselves. But they do.

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        1. Nik Martin‏ @StokelyNik Aug 24
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          Yes it’s that understanding the root despair. Disconnected from our souls and our purpose, me thinks.

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        1. Free Speech "Extremist"‏ @roblanderos Aug 24
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          At the risk of being glib, anyone wishing to understand why there is despair in our society need only read user comments on social media. That, and economic forces sapping meaning and purpose out of the lives of many.

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        2. ratman720‏ @ratman720 Aug 24
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          First and foremost its a chemical imbalance. While overprescription and diagnosis is absolutely an issue, and we should be skeptical of the doctors making those calls. It's important not to confuse this with skepticism over treatment.

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        3. ratman720‏ @ratman720 Aug 24
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          Depression isn't per se about feeling sad it's about being sad. There are lots of reasons people feel sad. But SSRIs are designed to rebalance your neuroendocrine system so that reuptake of feel good compounds like serotonin is reduced and consequently anxiety and depression

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        1. Bill Barr Baggins‏ @LogicHobbit Aug 24
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          It's interesting that you offer your own experience with Zoloft as indicative of some more general pattern, while refusing to extend the same courtesy to those who have different experiences. You only concede there are others who "claim" to have had positive experiences.... wtf?

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        1. Wade Sterry‏ @wgsterr Aug 24
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          Isn't it the medical professionals who are prescribing these drugs? What do profits have to do with whether or not a doctor prescribes the drug? Does supply and demand not work in the drug business?

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        2. Daris Hennen‏ @DarisHennen Aug 24
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        1. Samuel Rothenberg‏ @SamuelRothenbe9 Aug 24
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          It's the modern world. We humans weren't built for it.

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