Reply #68: Let's not throw out the baby with the bath water.

[zanne]

We should be very suspicious of any new mental health programs this administration proposes. Let me make that clear. But PLEASE don't pontificate about the use of anti-depressants by people who really need them. I agree that their effectiveness is exaggerated by drug companies, but THEY DO HELP SOME PEOPLE. If it wasn't for antidepressants, I wouldn't be around anymore. Take it from someone whose life was shattered by serious clinical depression; these drugs do work on some people. I had to have electric shock therapy when I was 14 years old; taking an antidepressant every day (and there are many different kinds) is MUCH better!