Posted by waterlily on July 14, 2002, at 17:33:39
Go over to MSN.com, click on the left where it says "Antidepressants - better than dummy pills?". The story basically says that there is a new study out that shows that placebo pills are 80% as effective as antidepressant medications. Also Roger P. Greenberg, PhD is quoted as saying "Biochemical imbalance is a handy catch phrase, but there is not alot of evidence there is such a thing.". I am not well versed in the biochemical processes involved in depression, so I can't dispute the findings myself. I know some of you guys are very knowledgeable about these things, so shoot away! What I do know is that regular exercise did absolutely nothing for my depression and that even with careful tapering of medication, I still get depressed below a certain dose. Therapy has done some good for me, but has not been near as effective as antidepressants.
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