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Let's keep some perspective here: They're mildly better over an inactive placebo, come with many very serious side effects, and are dangerous to withdraw from.

Let's keep some perspective here: They're mildly better over an inactive placebo, come with many very serious side effects, and are dangerous to withdraw from. Plus, "normally functioning" is a very questionable term to use. Also, many psychiatrists prescribe them out like M&Ms, stating that they "believe" in them. Meanwhile - and this is the point of the article which you seem to have missed despite it being right there in the headline - we have no idea how they "work", just some very iffy guesses.

linuxftw 4y ago
We know how they work. They get people high, and people like to be high. Does it correct any issue? No, but being high masks feeling down. After a while, the high's not enough, so they need to either up the dose, start mixing alcohol, or turn to other drugs.
- Turing_Machine 4y ago
  > They get people high, No, they do not. Edit: you do not see patients surreptitiously increasing their own doses, nor do you see patients buying these medications on the street. While I'm sure there's someone out there selling illicit SSRIs on the street, it's quite rare. That's not the case with drugs that "get people high".