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What if the drugs just make us... better?

What if, indeed. You are in a thread that discusses the side effects and addiction.

>Seems to me

Are you a good candidate for a control? Let me ask you seriously… could you stop taking them and function?

“Seems to me” that you are at best a little biased here.

I could function. I would be a lot more anxious. I'd probably function better in certain scenarios, just ones that I'm unlikely to encounter.

About 80% of people are prescribed psychiatric medications at some point in their life. Add in how many people use non-prescribed ones (smoking, alcohol, illicit drugs) for psychological support and you're going to have a hard time finding a control.

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