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medication can only treat symptoms ; they do not get at the root cause of what might be going on for a person to be feeling say anxious or depressed.

It is true medication only treats symptoms which is not ideal, and one day there will be a cure.
But then again insulin only treats the symptoms of diabetes it don't cure it.

I know the root cause of my depression, my abusive narcissistic parents caused it.
How can a doctor replace a lost childhood?

Meds help me. Abuse, neglect changes the brain. Meds help correct the imbalance.
I've never had therapy, I think, if I'd had that sort of help when I young it would have helped greatly.
Mother became particularly spiteful when I was 11 (tried to stab me with a carving knife) someone to talk to that 'got it' would have been a big relief.