Prozac: no more effective than a placebo?
Categories: Diet & Weight Loss, Motivation
Prozac is one of the most widely-prescribed medications in North America. So what would you say if someone told you it was no more effective than a sugar pill? You'd be pretty shocked, right?
But that's just what some recent studies have concluded, according to this article. The findings, which have been called 'fantastically important', showed that many of the most widely-used antidepressants did no more good for mentally ill patients than a placebo. According to Research Professor Irving Kirsch, "Given these data, there seems little evidence to support the prescription of anti-depressant medication to any but the most severely depressed patients, unless alternative treatments have failed to provide benefit." Read the rest of the findings here.
What do you think? Do you believe these findings?
But that's just what some recent studies have concluded, according to this article. The findings, which have been called 'fantastically important', showed that many of the most widely-used antidepressants did no more good for mentally ill patients than a placebo. According to Research Professor Irving Kirsch, "Given these data, there seems little evidence to support the prescription of anti-depressant medication to any but the most severely depressed patients, unless alternative treatments have failed to provide benefit." Read the rest of the findings here.
What do you think? Do you believe these findings?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Judy 2-26-2008 @ 5:42PM
Yes, I believe it.
I think a lot of people get better on anti-depressants because they *think* they will get better. The placebo effect has proven very, very effective.
I think for most people getting adequate rest, a healthy diet, plenty of exercise, and a good support group would do more than a pill. But you have to want to take the action, and put in the time and effort into getting better (whether it's depression, overweight, or whatever) and most people want the easy way out, and too often that is to take a pill.
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