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Re:Most people on antidepressants don’t need them by pjc50 on Thursday October 20, 2022 @07:55AM (#33273304)
Are diabetics "addicted" to insulin?

> Taking a pill means not taking responsibility

I think this nonsense deserves some psychoanalysis of itself, as well as acknowledging that brain chemistry does matter for various sorts of mental illness.

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Re:Most people on antidepressants don’t need them by aa-jv on Thursday October 20, 2022 @07:58AM (#33273328)
Insulin is not the same as prozac, yo.

One is designed to get you high so you can deal with your life in a "socially acceptable manner" - the other one helps blood sugar enter the body's cells so it can be used for energy. One is a social crutch - the other, vital medicine.

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Re:Most people on antidepressants don’t need them by pjc50 on Thursday October 20, 2022 @08:00AM (#33273353)
> One is designed to get you high

This is wrong. I'll flag this thread for removal.

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Re:Most people on antidepressants don’t need them by aa-jv on Thursday October 20, 2022 @08:04AM (#33273378)
Its not wrong, it is factually correct. Mind-altering substances get you high... these pharmaceuticals are merely socially-acceptable high-producing mind-altering substances where - guess what - the science is not final on what they are doing to human beings.
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