According to Scientific American, one out of 10 Americans take anti-depressants, and they are the most commonly taken prescription drugs in America.
But antidepressants are a scam. “An in-depth analysis of clinical trials,” said the Scientific American story subhead “reveals widespread underreporting of negative side effects, including suicide attempts and aggressive behavior.”
Other studies established that antidepressants are only slightly better at dealing with depression than placebos, and the slight difference might be because of the “placebo effect” of the antidepressants. The more it costs, the better it should work, right?
Another report said that cutting down on sugar reduces depression.
A number of studies say that exercise reduces depression. A Duke University study back in 2000 for example, found exercise just as effective as Zoloft for kicking clinical depression and better than Zoloft for keeping it away. But 17 years later, doctors are prescribing antidepressants instead of exercise because — well, it’s easier and there’s big money in it. What’s the actual cost for a hit of Zoloft? $169 for 30 25 mg tablets. Maybe your copay is much less, but somebody is paying the difference, and that’s why bigpharma keeps pushing this stuff.
And then there’s death. Antidepressants significantly increased the risk of death, according to a study.
A recent report from the National Institute of Mental Health showed that one of the better treatments for those who have attempted suicide is written and verbal communication and cognitive behavioral therapy.
And finally, if you’re pregnant, a 16-year study of one million Danish children found that use of antidepressants during pregnancy increased the probability of mental illness in the children.
