Prozac 'no better than placebo' for treating children with depression, experts

My own experience with SSRIs was very unpleasant. Sure, it worked to reduce my anxiety problems while I was on them for years. The first year I was off of them was the worst though. I didn't have that bad anxiety ever, as in constant panic and feeking of impeding doom. This made me realize that they aren't really an option of me. So began my long therapy journey. After 7 years of weekly therapy, a healthy work-life balance, and regular exercise I'm just feeling better than ever.

So, I'd buy that they don't fix your brain. They definitely reduced anxiety for me and I can see the value for stabilizing people so they can do the heaking work in therapy.

My experience as well. SSRI and other similar drugs for anxiety remove a strong signal to your brain and bring other issues or signal.

But the issue is that nobody wants to really look at the cause. We are all trying to treat the symptoms with those quick-fix pills.

The cause is deep in our society. We are too stressed, lost touch with each others, work on meaningless jobs (or downright negative jobs for society.. if you work at Meta or TikTok, yes your job is in fact a negative for society).

I have also been on a journey for the last 5 years on working on myself and bringing those things back in my life and I have been feeling better than ever: - A lot of outdoor time and exercise. - Take the time to build a community of friends that genuinely care for each other - Work on some projects that you feel help humanity and each other (or volunteer). - Build things you are proud of. Build a legacy

All of those removed almost all anxiety and depression. It is not an easy journey but I'm shocked how few people even consider making those changes