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Re:Exercise can be nearly as effective as therapy for depres... by mrgoldenbrown on Friday January 09, 2026 @03:06PM (#46558602)
The poster you responded to didn't claim that drugs were universally helpful. I think the main point is that there is no universal that works for everyone. For some exercise works, for some drugs, for others therapy. And "works" isn't a yes/no, one might work a little for you, one might work super great.
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Re:Exercise can be nearly as effective as therapy for depres... by 2muchcoffeeman on Friday January 09, 2026 @03:30PM (#46558917)
The poster questioned the universality of exercise. And the went on to say that drugs worked for them in the next sentence. Clearly the two statements are related.
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Re:Exercise can be nearly as effective as therapy for depres... by HauntingPin on Friday January 09, 2026 @05:23PM (#46560274)
Anecdotal data isn't sufficient to infer a universal rule. The point of my comment wasn't to argue for drugs. It was to push back against the idea that drugs like anti-depressants are unnecessary and bad, which I see all the time when this topic comes up. A common take is "why use or prescribe drugs when apparently exercise works fine against depression?"
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