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We give lithium to folks with depression. Modern day medicine is at times the same as folk remedy.

• osmano807 3y ago
  Why's lithium a 'folk remedy? We have scientific evidence of the efficacy of lithium as adjunct in depression treatment and anti-suicidal.
  • thorncorona 3y ago
    “here ya go, eat this magical rock. we have no idea how it works, or why it works, but it’ll make you feel better”
    • janetmissed 3y ago
      Not understanding the mechanisms of psychiatric medications is the norm, from what I understand with my limited knowledge of psychiatry. The brain very poorly understood compared to the rest of the body. Not knowing how exactly something works doesn't make it any less effective anyways, it's a small miracle there are so many effective drugs for so many disorders with how little knowledge researchers have to work with.
    • quickthrowman 3y ago
      We don’t really understand why anesthesia works, but I’m still going to opt for it if I have surgery. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theories_of_general_anaesthetic_action https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theories_of_general_anaesthe...