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Nice article overall but the free will arguments towards the end were a little shaky. I also took issue with: > No amount of threatening will chase away depres
by ZoFreX 15y ago
Nice article overall but the free will arguments towards the end were a little shaky. I also took issue with:
> No amount of threatening will chase away depression, but a little pill called fluoxetine often does the trick.
Isn't therapy more effective than fluoxetine? Sugar pills certainly are.
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- SoftwareMaven 15y agoDon't mistake a lack of medicine in the pill with a lack of effect on the brain. Yes, the brain may be just as good as (or better than) some psychotropic drug, but that pill is still an impetus. To the best of my research (Google-style, not journal-style :), therapy is not more effective (I believe it is about equal, though I don't know if there is a differentiation between types of illness each may help), but therapy combined with medication is far more effective than either alone.
- jamesbritt 15y agoClinical depression has different causes. Even when it is neurochemical it could be an imbalance of dopamine or serotonin or norepinephrine or something else entirely. There's no one pill that works for everyone, or even most everyone.