Re:Ask HN: Beating depression with or without anti-depressants?
by kayodelycaon on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @09:09PM
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I have told friends to see professionals. Mostly getting a good therapist. Medication should be a second line for the usually encountered forms of depression.
It’s worked.
Re:Ask HN: Beating depression with or without anti-depressants?
by oaktrout on Wednesday April 06, 2022 @12:19AM
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I would wager you know many people who have gotten better after seeing a "professional". Mental health isn't often discussed openly so you would probably be shocked at how many high functioning people are on SSRIs (doctors, lawyers, engineers, etc).
Re:Ask HN: Beating depression with or without anti-depressants?
by heavyset_go on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @09:28PM
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> But it's not the kind of advice I would give to a friend whom I'm genuinely concerned about.
My advice to friends and family experiencing such issues is to take those issues seriously, and to see a doctor about them.
Re:Ask HN: Beating depression with or without anti-depressants?
by jac241 on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @10:24PM
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Probably many people you know have seen a doctor for depression and gotten better, they’re just not telling that to the guy who says things like you did in your post… Very stupid take here man…
Yea it's mainstream and to be expected under legaleeze circumstances.
But it's not the kind of advice I would give to a friend whom I'm genuinely concerned about.
Have you known anyone who was depressed and managed to get better by following the advice of a generic "profressional"?
I haven't.
Quite the opposite. I've seen people get worse in one dimension or another by taking medication or following other professional advice.