I admire Newsweek writer Sharon Begley’s work … especially when she explains ways we can try to rewire our brain. But I found last week’s cover story irresponsible. If, for no other reason, than its title and subtitle: “The Depressing News About Antidepressants: Studies Suggest That the Popular Drugs Are No More Effective Than a Placebo. In Fact, They May Be Worse.”
Then I may as well kill myself.
That’s how I would have read the article four years ago, before I started questioning all the information available today on mood disorders and drug treatment, before I started working with a physician from Johns Hopkins who could help me tease out the hope from articles like this, so I wasn’t tempted to take my life upon reading there was no way out of the darkness.
http://psychcentral.com/blog/archive...ny-people-yes/

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because i suffered from severe depression all my life antidepressants gave me an opportunity to regain my life. the only thing this article doesn't state regrettably, imo, is that therapy combined with meds can assure more long lasting positive results for those suffering from depression.

i did a "test" this past year and stopped taking my antidepressant w/out discussing this with my pdoc. not recommended BTW. it was amazing that after about 30 days after i stopped i lost all ability to deal with my depression. clearly i am a candidate for taking an antidepressant. some are not as fortunate as me but i'm grateful that this solution is part of my life today.