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Antidepressant use is surging in Britain

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"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society."

- Jiddu Krishnamurti

My prescription is to Drink less or don’t drink alcohol at all.

Then meditation.

Antidepressants do work but depression is your body telling you something is wrong so figuring that out is helpful.

Britain has Shiite life syndrome as well. It probably exists here in the USA but we don’t see it so much b/c of inequal access to health care.

Shit Life Syndrome is on the increase. It seems that a lot of people feel that they and their loved ones are quickly running out of track.

Antidepressants have been handed out like candy in the UK for decades. It was a news story in the 90s.

Then a very recent _increase_, even beyond that, is notable, no?

I would say we passed the tipping point quite some time ago, where they were seen as a cheap salve for numerous problems, rather than actually tackling the growth in reasons for people needing them. “My life is getting me down Doctor”/“Here, take some of these”.

Can't speak for everyone but anecdotally I have seen a very similar thing in India too. Often, it turned out to be something else (commonly it was undiagnosed ADHD which apparently can be in 5-10% of the population.)

Inversely, what people think is ADHD can turn out to be depression too, so it probably balances out.

They’re ADHD, anxiety, and depression are all comorbid as well. Adderall is the best anti-anxiety med I’ve ever been on because it makes me focus on the present and not potential future negatives. Ive also benefitted from SSRIs though, they helped me in a different way.

I mean it's like their fourth prime minister without a vote.

Gimme gimme

I'm not surprised, have you seen our government?

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