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Old Aug 08, 2015, 04:04 PM
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The trouble is, the commercial doesn't tell people the drug is an antipsychotic. They make it out to be a super antidepressant. Most people don't want to take an AP, just the word freaks them out. So it's advertised as a remedy for depression. Like someone else said, just follow the money.
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Levothyroxine 125 mcg (rx'd for depression)
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