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		lm28469 on Oct 20, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Most people on antidepressants don’t need them I think we'll look back to this era the same way we currently look back at the time we prescribed heroin for all kinds of things: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/Drug_sto... The fact that they work and helped people isn't mutually exclusive with the fact that they're abused, over prescribed and have crazy side effects

seattle_spring on Oct 21, 2022 [–]

It's interesting to see comments like this gain traction in reference to anti-depressants, but get heavily criticized when they are pointed at ADHD meds.

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