Posted by linkadge on June 6, 2007, at 14:31:23
In reply to Re: Depression is unfortunate brain chemistry, posted by Squiggles on June 6, 2007, at 8:07:29
>However, have you taken into consideration the
>*sensitization* that untreated depression and
>manic-depression and schizophrenic psychosis >brings? I would say it is far worse, for the >person undergoing these conditions and for those >near him.But a great deal of the type of depression I have seen involves severe anhedonia where people feel inable to experience emotion drive or pleasure. Sometimes the SSRI's just make these things worse.
Perhaps they are effective at making the patient complain less.>Don't you think that the best possible drug is a >better alternative than no drug at all?
Perhaps for some. I tend to think that treatment is better than no treatment. I think a pill is better than no pill, but not necessarily that drug is better than no drug.
Just my 2 cents
Linkadge
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