Posted by cubbybear on March 30, 2004, at 3:09:41
In reply to Re: New NEWS on ANTIDEPRESSANTS!!!, posted by flygirl on March 28, 2004, at 21:17:01
I know that many would disagree with me, but I think that we have to take these "earth-shattering" reports with more than a grain of salt. As one poster indicated, it's often difficult to distinguish between the side effects and the underlying symptoms.
What riles me is that the pseudo-scientific "experts" feel compelled to publicize their new and extraordinary discoveries regarding foods,medicines, and other stuff that humans have been ingesting or doing for ages, and we all know as much as they about the consequences--good, bad or fictitious.
Examples of the latest findings: a glass of wine every day is good for you. Taking a couple of aspirin every day is great for your heart. Potato chips and french fries have high levels of a particular substance which, if ingested in high amounts, can be carcinogenic. Sure, some of the findings may be true, but then what? Should we stop taking anti-depressants or eating french fries and potato chips?
At the turn of the century, it was a fact that masturbation caused insanity. And handling frogs caused warts. These were supposedly empirically-based findings. What's next? It seems that psychopharmacology is in crying need of valid empirical facts. Until then, dubious reports like "Anti-depressants can cause suicide" are the best we can get.
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