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tridim

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9. It was stunning. Basically all of those ads are false advertisement.

Sun Feb 19, 2012, 09:01 PM

Feb 2012

Now they have "Abilify" to take if your antidepressant isn't working well enough.

It's all a scam.

I find it ironic that there is no placebo effect for Cannabis and stress (for me at least), it actually works, yet it remains illegal.

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Who's watching 60 minutes with the discussion on anti-depressants versus the [View all] malaise Feb 2012 OP

I am, they have an industry defender on now. Uncle Joe Feb 2012 #1

They always have their industry man on Uncle Joe malaise Feb 2012 #2

The British take is very interesting malaise Feb 2012 #4

Yes that sounds like a promising approach. Uncle Joe Feb 2012 #5

Overall good coverage of the issue but they need to focus more on how Uncle Joe Feb 2012 #3

Um, some people DO benefit from these drugs rox63 Feb 2012 #6

the scientist said that they do benefit severe cases banned from Kos Feb 2012 #8

They should probably have never started prescribing these drugs for mild cases rox63 Feb 2012 #10

That is EXACTLY right. laundry_queen Feb 2012 #17

Even talk therapy is over used. Drahthaardogs Feb 2012 #37

Unfortunately, many people will just hear that antidepressants don't work maximusveritas Feb 2012 #15

Antidepressants have literally saved my life rox63 Feb 2012 #18

Sounds like my hormones. I call them my happy pills. But I don't go to therapy. Honeycombe8 Feb 2012 #32

Thank goodness you got what you need jbnow Feb 2012 #35

Count me as another that benefited from anti-depressants EvolveOrConvolve Feb 2012 #28

I know I do Marrah_G Feb 2012 #33

I know people who try them all out - Celexa, Prozac, etc banned from Kos Feb 2012 #7

It was stunning. Basically all of those ads are false advertisement. tridim Feb 2012 #9

yes, pot is too dangerous, even by prescription 2pooped2pop Feb 2012 #12

We had a long discussion about this at a brunch today malaise Feb 2012 #13

Lobbying is how. tridim Feb 2012 #16

What I don't get is that big pharma tells people to tell their doctors what malaise Feb 2012 #21

The USA way sarcasmo Feb 2012 #24

This is interesting, apparently the placebo effect is related to the endocannabinoid system tridim Feb 2012 #25

Excellent post malaise Feb 2012 #34

Take some time and read the posts above you. It's NOT a scam. Zoeisright Feb 2012 #31

One of the things that gets to me about big pharma pushing drugs on the networks news, Uncle Joe Feb 2012 #11

If you ever looked at ohheckyeah Feb 2012 #14

I Can Tell You They do Work for REAL Depressed Folks fascisthunter Feb 2012 #19

The discussion was about mild depression malaise Feb 2012 #20

More medical woo for profit. Nt postulater Feb 2012 #22

Drug commercials on television, 24/7, tell your doctor, ask your doctor, I am sick of it! benld74 Feb 2012 #23

Used to be that only over the counter drugs like asprin advertised to the public. Cleita Feb 2012 #27

Anti depressants gave me my memory back. I can't tell you how much they have helped me over the applegrove Feb 2012 #26

And many of them will help people with real depression. Ilsa Feb 2012 #29

The part I like best about the Pharma ads on TV... Bigmack Feb 2012 #30

We roll with laughter when we hear the list of side effects malaise Feb 2012 #36