Oddbean new post about | logout
 *Person goes to the doctor because he is feeling down

*Doc says you are depressed and puts him on SSRIs

*SSRI destroys person’s life. Person is now zombified. Libido and weight destroyed. 

*Doc hits the quota

Antidepressants do not cure anything and actually make your life worse. Addressing the root cause (mostly lifestyle) is hard, but prescribing antidepressants only take 5 minutes. https://image.nostr.build/ca3e0169dfbff55c559b186fd1a90a13dfeff9166cd8ac9f336991e0175319ab.jpg  
 Also the fact that the number for 0-19 yrs old is greater than 0% is horrifying. I cannot even imagine the numbers after covid. Big Pharma must be destroyed.