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Originally Posted by T4bbyCat
I guess they still haven't really figured out the problem. ADs may address only the symptoms, namely low serotonin levels. Maybe that can work to some extent, even if in a placebo sense. However, it would explain why ADs don't work for everyone (including me, it appears).
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No, they haven't figured out the complete problem - increasing the availability of particular neurotransmitters is almost certainly only partially addressing the issue and the deeper mechanics of brain behavior are not yet fully understood. Couple that with individual differences with brain chemistry and learned experience, it's not so surprising that results can vary so widely.
That said, when meds work (even if by placebo), it's better than nothing and talk therapy may help address some of the issues that meds fail to. Collectively these are likely better than some of the treatments applied in the not so distant past.