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Originally Posted by Dion
I've delt with depression and anxiety for parts of my life and done a lot of research on this subject also. Unless you have some permanent disorder like bi polar or schizophernia, i don't believe one needs to take medications for life. It's an easy fix as opposed to doing the painful work of dealing with the issues of life. Doctors are too happy to hand out these pills as opposed to getting help for thier patients.
The latest best guess about the chemical imbalace is a lack of seritonin. Hence the SSRI medications.
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By no means do I think long or short-term anti-depressants are required for all but there is undeniably a population that has "permanent" mood disorders such as major depressive disorder or generalized anxiety disorder. Some of these people require long term medications. I find that sometimes implying that ALL people should improve/resolve their condition with psychotherapy/counseling, unintentionally puts blame on the patient if this does not work. Just like some people with high blood pressure require anti-hypertensives lifelong, some people with depression or anxiety require chronic medication management.