--- "farmelantj at juno.com" <farmelantj at juno.com> wrote:
>
>
> Placebo effect, I would think. Most of the studies
> that I
> am aware of concerning the efficacy of
> antidepressants,
> claim that they take at least several weeks before
> they
> take effect.
>
[WS:] I agree. I was on Wellbutrin for a while because my doc insisted on it (I was supposed to be a high depression risk) - but it just made me jittery. Perhaps because I was skeptical about the effects of anti-depressants to begin with. Later on, I tried talk therapy and it worked much better. And having a healthy relationship is still getting me better all the time http://www.lyricsdepot.com/the-beatles/getting-better.html.
I can undersdtand that SSRI have an effect similar to that of cocaine - they inhibit the reuptake of certain neurotransmitters which can produce euphoria in some people or jitteriness in other. My reaction to cocaine was btw very similar - more jittery than high, not a very pleasant experience.
My ex who was bipolar said that antidepressants did not have much of an effect either - they took some edge of bad depression but she was still depressed.
As I understand it, US capitalism has two major responses to alienation and depression it produces: drugs and religion. Both involve opiating the masses and milking them for profit.
Wojtek
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