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Originally Posted by Momo
No need to apologize. 
I agree that often antidepressants are a kind of "band-aid". It's really unfortunate that GPs seem to just prescribe the meds without even considering or talking about the non-pharmacological alternatives. They should be trained to assess the situation and know if a prescription is needed or not. Maybe it's an issue with the time they have to talk with the patient... I'm not sure.
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I've run into GP's who are quite ignorant when it comes to mental illness.
One wrote out a perscription and said i'd be cured in 30 days.
Another one looked down at his hands the whole time while he was picking at his fingernails. He didn't bother to look up when i was talking. Just handed me a sample of Paxil and said come back in a week.
