Grief and depression are distinctly different things. There's obviously been many missteps on the road to "curing" depression but I think we're moving forward

Grief and depression are distinctly different things. There's obviously been many missteps on the road to "curing" depression but I think we're moving forward and it's nice to have options. I went on anti-depressants after my brother died and they helped a lot, and I was able to stop them when no longer needed. In my decades of having medical care, I've never had a doctor push any medications on to me other than strongly recommend in certain conditions (statins, as the accumulated evidence indicates it's worth a go). Ketamine has been very helpful as well but that is unfortunately unnecessarily spendy. I've don't plenty of recreational chemical adventures and I fail to see the appeal of it in that regard.