February 26, 2008

“Taking Prozac for depression is mostly a waste of time”

A review of clinical trials found that they worked no better than a dummy pill for mildly depressed patients and for most people suffering severe depression.

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Am I the only person who finds this article wonderfully vague?

comments

  1. Deron Bauman on February 26th, 2008 at 11:28 pm

    I’ve never taken prozac, but I know that effexor was there when I needed it. Now, does that mean it acted as a placebo? I couldn’t tell you.

  2. Andrew Simone on February 26th, 2008 at 11:30 pm

    If it worked, it worked.

    The brief stint I was on meds I was aggravated that I wasn’t aggravated about being on meds.

    True story.

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