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appalachiablue

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12. Tx, interesting, & what's real. Some benefitted, others not. A few on the left also opposed SSRIs.

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Tue Aug 2, 2022, 07:35 AM

Aug 2022

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The Far Right's Next Target for a Bullshit Moral Panic: Antidepressants

> Contrary to what Carlson claimed, the review wasn’t explicitly a condemnation of antidepressants; rather, it was an interrogation into the mechanism by which SSRIs are thought to work. “We have shown that the main hypothesis for how antidepressants might act on the biological mechanisms of depression is not supported by evidence,” Moncrieff tells Rolling Stone via email. “I see our research as linked with the way we understand and evaluate antidepressants, and it logically follows from my other work on the nature of drug action.”

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No Evidence That Depression Is Caused By Low Serotonin Levels, Finds Comprehensive Review, UCL [View all] appalachiablue Aug 2022 OP

I suffer from severe depression brought on by my real life situation that I am trapped in with no cstanleytech Aug 2022 #1

I'm so sorry to read this LittleGirl Aug 2022 #3

Who Is the Psychiatrist Behind the Antidepressant Study Taking Over Right-Wing Media? douglas9 Aug 2022 #2

Wow. That puts a different light on it, doesn't it? Thanks for this. Scrivener7 Aug 2022 #6

Thanks! A good counter weight... reACTIONary Aug 2022 #8

Tx, interesting, & what's real. Some benefitted, others not. A few on the left also opposed SSRIs. appalachiablue Aug 2022 #12

Well, Delphinus Aug 2022 #4

I hate gifts for the right-wing MindHowYouGo Aug 2022 #5

That is really concerning, thanks for posting. appalachiablue Aug 2022 #13

I take 100 mg of a serotonin reuptake inhibitor daily. It helps with my mild chronic depression. John1956PA Aug 2022 #7

Thanks for your perspective! nt reACTIONary Aug 2022 #9

For all that take this as the last word on the issue, I'd suggest taking a breath and waiting to see hlthe2b Aug 2022 #10

Good idea, let's see more. Agree about overprescribing & need for review. appalachiablue Aug 2022 #14

The "chemical imbalance" theory never had empirical support. Mosby Aug 2022 #11

Some truth to that unfortunately. appalachiablue Aug 2022 #15

Beware of meta-analysis, it is a flawed methodology with high potential for bias Fiendish Thingy Aug 2022 #16

Interesting that this would come out right now BWdem4life Aug 2022 #17