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These medications don't really address your condition, but rather just treat symptoms. IMO, the fear is not really about short-term negatives, but about it tur
by foverzar 5y ago
These medications don't really address your condition, but rather just treat symptoms.
IMO, the fear is not really about short-term negatives, but about it turning into drug abuse, without actually tackling the root cause.
Such drugs should only be used in extreme cases.
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- 0xcde4c3db 5y agoI'm not exactly an expert on psychiatry, but I've looked around quite a bit and have yet to see any method claiming to treat "the root cause" whose evidence base isn't even sketchier than that of SSRIs.
- nradov 5y agoThe problem is that there appear to be so many different root causes.
- tsol 5y agoWhat is the root cause of depression? That's a huge subject, and for some people even with community and a job and hobby they still feel depressed. Sometimes the underlying condition really is a chemical imbalance. For example, adverse childhood experiences are highly correlated with depression. What's the underlying problem to tackle with a 50 year old adult who is depressed as a result of abuse as a child? Some things just change you and no amount of therapy can undo that
- bdowling 5y agoA cast doesn't address the cause of a broken arm. Should we only use casts in extreme cases?