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I'm curious how the final to drugs you've listed are for problems caused by advanced society. I can sort of see where you may be coming from regarding asthma bu

• themartorana 10y ago
  Agreed, considering many advanced societies don't take nearly as many drugs as we in the US do.
• tremon 10y ago
  Regarding asthma: it is currently considered to be an auto-immune disorder. The latest theory I read is that the lungs need to develop their own resistance to infection; more specifically, developing lungs need exposure to hazards to tune the immune system and prevent overreactions of the immune system later [1]. Regarding antidepressants: there exist strong links between depression and stress. Current society is arguably more hectic and stressful than what we've had before, but I'm not sure if that is fixable (it is, however, one of the reasons I use an ad-blocker). [1] https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140606091157.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140606091157.h...
  • k-mcgrady 10y ago
    Interesting theory on asthma. I also wouldn't be surprised if it was one of those things that just gets diagnosed a lot more than in the past. For example I've been diagnosed since I was around 10 but despite it being quite bad when I exercise I rarely use medication and have never had an attack. I get out of breath much more easily than a regular person but I'm guessing in the past it just wouldn't have been diagnosed as there was really no episode that led to the diagnosis other than the doctor measuring the strength of my breath during a routine visit I believe.