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I read your post Is Your Mental Health Medication Actually Working? Please be clear. There is no evidence that a chemical imbalance in the brain even exists.
by reify 4y ago
I read your post
Is Your Mental Health Medication Actually Working?
Please be clear.
There is no evidence that a chemical imbalance in the brain even exists.
The chemical imbalance hypothosis was created by big pharma to sell Prozac and society and the medical community fell for it.
https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/debunking-two-chemical-imbalance-myths-again https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/debunking-two-chemical...
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jul/20/scientists-question-widespread-use-of-antidepressants-after-survey-on-serotonin https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jul/20/scientists-q...
I am a retired psychotherapist who wored in mental health for over 30 years and I have never found any research that supports the chemical imbalance theory
- py4 4y agoYou are absolutely correct. The reason I used the term "chemical imbalance" was to simplify the matter. I just meant that I was thinking some of my problems have a chemical basis. As you mentioned, the hypothesis of "imbalanced" chemicals is not proven.