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Originally Posted by zinco14532323
@Vital
This is why I have a problem with Dr. Hyman's article.
"Why Antidepressants Don’t Work for Treating Depression"
Neither the article or the study says a single word about why antidepressants don't work. So why that title?
In the article he says in the very first sentence.
It is a catchy headline and has an opening statement that is not true. I don't see it as being responsible when the opening statement to your article is false.
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I think he just means that antidepressants don't work in the sense of not being a reasonable way to treat someone with depression. The risks outweigh the benefits, in other words. He discusses it further in the video.
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Originally Posted by zinco14532323
You have said yourself that you have seen cases here where they do work. I have direct experience of them working along with a great many other people.
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I believe you, zinco, and I believe other people who say this. I was particularly impressed by Karen Liberman's story in this video
(an interesting video incidentally) where it took her years of suffering until she and her doctor found the right drug. She was then able to resolve her depression and actually also get off the drug. Unfortunately, there are also many horror stories about this kind of treatment too.
I think that it has to be admitted that Dr. Hyman's approach also has really dramatic success stories and, best of all, the Functional Medicine approach is essentially safe. I think that this should be viewed as wonderful news and a promising thing to try many people in this forum.
- vital