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10% of the us population on antidepressants, even 1% is 350,000 people... According to this [1] about 12 million people have a thyroid problem and don't know i
by jfoutz 11y ago
10% of the us population on antidepressants, even 1% is 350,000 people...
According to this [1] about 12 million people have a thyroid problem and don't know it. (maybe a bad source?)
Given there's no test for depression, and it's a pretty unreliable judgement call [2], it's a pretty reasonable claim.
[1] http://www.thyroid.org/media-main/about-hypothyroidism/ http://www.thyroid.org/media-main/about-hypothyroidism/
[2] http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/706714 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/706714