In a way, all drug usage is like performing experiments on people - some of them work better on certain people than others and some of them give terrible side-e

In a way, all drug usage is like performing experiments on people - some of them work better on certain people than others and some of them give terrible side-effects to some and not others. This isn't just true for anti-depressants. I'd rather have the option of anti-depressants than nothing at all. They help a lot of people to live their life normally. It's true that it's hard coming off some of them, but it's worth it I think - a couple years of improvement in mental health vs a crappy week coming off it.