Why yes, in the latest episode of the soap opera it seems both of them conform to the "Ever feel not perfect? Ask your doctor about..." American pharmaceutical stereotype. It has been almost worth it backing just to read the excuses. Almost, but not. Funny how in traditional societies people just go get some exercise or something and don't need chemical crutches with lists of side-effects scarier than the original so-called symptoms. Having lived in a few countries, to me it's clear: US mental health issues are partly socio-psychosomatic. Warm fuzzies and all that, but four years is a long time.

This is not the time or the place for this discussion so I'll try to keep it brief and non-argumentative.

As a non-American, I agree the U.S. is way overmedicated.

That said, some people still do need medication. If you read the post you'll see the guy himself has avoided the medication until now due to a bad episode of being misdiagnosed and medicated as a child. He has literal first-hand experience of what you're complaining about.

I'm in Japan now, and this place is the exact opposite. Mental illness "doesn't exist" and half the medications prescribed in the US are illegal here. And hey, 3 train jumpers a day. "Hey pussy, pull yourself up by your bootstraps" doesn't work either.