Antidepressants seem like a good way to make a depressed person feel better. In reality, antidepressants are overused and over prescribed. The use of antidepressants could give a person unwanted side effects. The overuse of antidepressants is a major public health issue. The prescribing of antidepressants has increased between 4 and 10 fold in the past decade. There are less people receiving antidepressants that are severely depressed than those that are only mildly depressed. In some cases, using antidepressants can deny a person the ability to receive health insurance. Insurance companies are not doing this to discriminate against people with mental illnesses. They are just trying to make it the most affordable for the most amount of people. There are millions of people using antidepressants. Since 1998, the sales of antidepressants has doubled. Since 2003, there has been nearly $13 million in sales for antidepressants. Antidepressants are very expensive for the consumer. They are prescribed too much for people that do not actually need them. Antidepressants can be prescribed for postpartum depression, panic disorders, social anxiety, sleep apnea, and smoking addiction.
Some side effects of antidepressants can include: dry mouth, urinary retention, blurred vision, constipation, sedation, sleep disruption, weight gain, headache, nausea, diarrhea, abdominal pain, agitation, and anxiety, and more..
If there are so many possible side effects, than why would a person want to take these antidepressants?
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$13 million in sales is a crazy number! I can understand why these people need to take these antidepressants, but I think these people don't relize how expensive these are and what the consequences are! There first thoughts on antidepressants is to make yourself feel better!
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