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The article seems sound, but the source does look a bit biased.
by rudolf0 10y ago
The article seems sound, but the source does look a bit biased.
- 0xcde4c3db 10y agoThe source isn't just a bit biased, it's hugely biased. Mad in America has an open editorial viewpoint, which is opposition to "the current drug-based paradigm of care" in psychiatry [1]. It's headed by Robert Whitaker, probably best known for his book Anatomy of an Epidemic that questions the routine use of psychiatric drugs [2]. Of course, that doesn't mean the article is useless or not addressing real phenomena. Antidepressant withdrawal is real, and IME it's something you're more likely to hear about as a horror story from a patient (especially if they tried to stop Effexor cold-turkey) rather than as part of standard descriptions of depression treatment and its risks/shortcomings. [1] https://www.madinamerica.com/about-us/ https://www.madinamerica.com/about-us/ [2] https://www.madinamerica.com/robert-whitaker-new/ https://www.madinamerica.com/robert-whitaker-new/
- rudolf0 10y agoOh yeah, I've used SSRIs and suffered the withdrawal. I know they're not making things up or whatever. But I also think that taking such a universal anti-psychiatric drug stance is probably too hardline of a position. I think they are the lesser of two (or more) evils for a lot of patients.