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I think the reason you see people criticizing psychotropic drugs is that they don't work. Ok, you'll probably say the drugs are saving lives, and how can you cr
by rmendelson 12y ago
I think the reason you see people criticizing psychotropic drugs is that they don't work. Ok, you'll probably say the drugs are saving lives, and how can you criticize that? But if you look at any of the studies, you'll see that the drugs are not any better than placebo, plus the drugs have terrible side effects. And nobody understands why the drugs work, or don't work, about as well as placebo. And if the drugs are only as good as placebo, or worse, and are addictive and in some cases even CAUSE depression, why are the drug companies selling them? Because money. That's why people criticize the drugs, with good reason.
- api 12y agoIt's weirder than that: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decline_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decline_effect
- joesmo 12y agoThis doesn't explain the exact same behavior related to other pleasurable activities that people engage in like music, dancing, sex, food, etc. I don't think it has anything to do with drugs and everything to do with people's hate of others' pleasure. Not to mention that that your claim that they don't work is unsubstantiated.