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> The pills were like a light switch that have simply turned off my mental illness with almost no side-effects. That means that you're in the not particularly

> The pills were like a light switch that have simply turned off my mental illness with almost no side-effects. That means that you're in the not particularly large fraction of people that the pills work well for. Good for you. For the rest of us, well, the pills can be a hell of side-effects, tolerance, and rebound ... and that's if they have any primary positive effect at all.

peteretep 9y ago
> not particularly large fraction Citation?
- DanBC 9y ago
  Draft NICE guidance on depression probably has lots of information. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/GID-CGWAVE0725/documents/draft-guideline https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/GID-CGWAVE0725/documents/dr... Pages 38 to 45 probably most useful, especially pages 40 onwards. (Personally, I think meds are useful, and I think good quality talking therapies are useful, and I think people should have access to both, and access to a range of psycho-social interventions.)
gcb0 9y ago
the pills does have lots of side effects. if they work on one aspect, they do work on others, because there is not a single pill on the market that can target one receptor only. absolutely no reseach, not even the ones very favourable to the drugs, show zero side effects. none. zero. targeting a single receptor with full confidence is the holy grail of big pharma. what happens with your case, is that you do not care about side effects. or even welcome them. just like most depressed people in bad marriages welcome the lower sex drive, or stressed people at work welcome the drone like sleepless life. And you will not even know you are living like that until you go to a good therapist, which seem to be very rare in the US. all that said, I sincerely whish you get well and eventually go without the meds. And I am happy you did seek out help. That's the rigth spirit. Just do not shrug off therapy. Do take the time to work with a few different ones during a year, even if you honestly believe the meds cured you 100%
- peteretep 9y ago
  > what happens with your case Thanks Dr Nick!

peteretep 9y ago

> not particularly large fraction Citation?

DanBC 9y ago
Draft NICE guidance on depression probably has lots of information. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/GID-CGWAVE0725/documents/draft-guideline https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/GID-CGWAVE0725/documents/dr... Pages 38 to 45 probably most useful, especially pages 40 onwards. (Personally, I think meds are useful, and I think good quality talking therapies are useful, and I think people should have access to both, and access to a range of psycho-social interventions.)

gcb0 9y ago

the pills does have lots of side effects. if they work on one aspect, they do work on others, because there is not a single pill on the market that can target one receptor only. absolutely no reseach, not even the ones very favourable to the drugs, show zero side effects. none. zero. targeting a single receptor with full confidence is the holy grail of big pharma. what happens with your case, is that you do not care about side effects. or even welcome them. just like most depressed people in bad marriages welcome the lower sex drive, or stressed people at work welcome the drone like sleepless life. And you will not even know you are living like that until you go to a good therapist, which seem to be very rare in the US. all that said, I sincerely whish you get well and eventually go without the meds. And I am happy you did seek out help. That's the rigth spirit. Just do not shrug off therapy. Do take the time to work with a few different ones during a year, even if you honestly believe the meds cured you 100%

peteretep 9y ago
> what happens with your case Thanks Dr Nick!