> Medicine should be the very last thing tried to help people with mental problems
Really? They should just keep on suffering and do what? Snap out of it by the power of their will?
> Most people that get antidepressive medicine isn't heavily depressed
And let it evolve to chronic "mild" depression and possibly more severe mental illness, instead of treating it with an off the shelf anti-depressant today..
Medication helps lots of people and it's very effective, very quickly. If someone is suffering a lot of the time they don't need to be and this narrative of "only meds when it's severe" is why so many people go undiagnosed, untreated and later develop worse conditions in which they may not have a chance of full recovery.
Treat it when it's early, meds in moderation and with supervision.
Really? They should just keep on suffering and do what? Snap out of it by the power of their will?
> Most people that get antidepressive medicine isn't heavily depressed
And let it evolve to chronic "mild" depression and possibly more severe mental illness, instead of treating it with an off the shelf anti-depressant today..
Medication helps lots of people and it's very effective, very quickly. If someone is suffering a lot of the time they don't need to be and this narrative of "only meds when it's severe" is why so many people go undiagnosed, untreated and later develop worse conditions in which they may not have a chance of full recovery.
Treat it when it's early, meds in moderation and with supervision.