Chemical Imbalance, Anti-depressants, What's your view on them?

Depression - a disease , SINCE WHEN?

Anti-depressants cure all of your problems- LIE.

I am against giving teens anti depressants, it's the quick easy way out. And since when has feeling sad due to little chemicals exiting the brain?

Depression can CAUSE chemical imbalance, but chemical imblances do not cause it.

There is 10 times more major depression in people born after 1945 than in those born before. This clearly shows that the root cause of most depression is not a chemical imbalance.

Human genes do not change that fast.

Depression is caused by certain styles of thinking, or is a result of unfortunate experiances.

I'd love to hear your opinions, :-D

o hell yea, totaly agree, I think giving teen's/other children and sort or drug for any reason is just wrong, not to metion risky... does anyone even realise how many people die every year because of just test medications alone???

That's great that a lot of organizations are starting to steer away from drugs. Studies show that therapy is 75 percents more effective than using antidepressants.

Depression is a disease, a mental illness, i dont know since when but I know it is definitely classed as a mental illness.

Antidepressants dont cure all of your problems, true, and if any doctor has said that to you then he should be sacked. Doctors are only meant to give anti-depressants when the depression is severely bad.
I do agree that there are way too many doctors, especially in england (where i am) that give out antidepressants far too easily, but I also know that for some people (including myself) therapy wasn't enough, and it often isn't for people who are suicidal as well as severely depressed.

I was put on Prozac which made the suicidal tendencies worse and left me in a+e twice in one week. I was then put on Sertraline when the suicidal urges got worse again, and my attempts became more serious..and i know without that drug there is a strong chance i would have done serious damage to myself, or maybe not be here at all. So really theres two sides to things...

Where are you actually getting all your figures from? Yes theres been an increase in depression, but there were plenty of depressed peple before 1945..but then again depression was shunned in those days, and i dont think it was recognised as a mental illness then.

Depression is a chemical imbalance, mainly of the chemical serotonin - the chemical that makes you feel 'happy'. i think theres been an increase due to rising levels of stress, in schools and work places, and also because of what many people eat now - junkfood - theres studies to show that people who eat a lot of junkfood whilst young have a higher chance of developing depression and other illnesses, than people who don't. Mainly because parts of the brain don't develop properly. For example there are far many more autoimmune diseases around today - hypothyroidism for example, which causes depression in a large majority of patients. There are also illnesses like M.E now that cause depression, which no one seems to be able to explain properly. Not enough research done by far.

Depression isn't caused by a certain style of thinking, yes negative people have a higher chance of developing depression, but not all do. Depression reinforces/causes the certain style of negative thinking in most people.

Reactive depression, is the name of the depression that's a result of 'unfortunate experiences'. And thats a different deal.

''Depression - a disease , SINCE WHEN?''

This is an illogical question as depression is a mental illness ...it is not cused by a pathogen or microorgansim that can be discovered under a microscope. it affects both the mind and the body...as the symptoms of depression extend to the body i.e weight loss.

''Anti-depressants cure all of your problems- LIE.''

lol who told you that ? antidepression are merely used to aid the illness and in most cases to counter the feelings of sadness adn the symptoms assoicated with depression. So i agree on you in that regard as they cannot cure your problems..if they have stemmed from the lost of a love one they can not bring that loved one back. hmm so yes it is a LIE.

''I am against giving teens anti depressants, it's the quick easy way out.''

you have contradicted yourself there... if you have a prolem and you know of the quickest and easiest way out.... wouldnt you take it ? lol

''And since when has feeling sad due to little chemicals exiting the brain?''

Drugs such as SSRI'S (Selective seratonin reuptake ihibitors) they block the uptake of seratonin and so to porlong the effect of seratonin they do not replace or add more 'chemicals' to the body as the chemicals are not of low amount. They simply proloing the effects of such chemicals.

''Depression can CAUSE chemical imbalance, but chemical imblances do not cause it. ''

thre are thousands of chemicals in your body..care to be more specific ?????

''There is 10 times more major depression in people born after 1945 than in those born before. This clearly shows that the root cause of most depression is not a chemical imbalance. ''

so wot is the root of the cause???? the 2nd world war ??????????? i dont know any1 who lost theri lives in that war..and yet i am depressed so how can it be related to 2nd world was ..as you statment incinuatesthat.

Human genes do not change that fast.

what point are you making here ? that depression is not linked to genes ??

''Depression is caused by certain styles of thinking, or is a result of unfortunate experiances.''

''styles of thinking'' hmm dont 'think so' any1 and every1 is vunarable to depression regardless of the styles of thinking.... any age sex..race culture any1 can suffer from it... but its how you deal with it.. that counts and that dictates its effects on your body and your mind.

yes main cause of depresion is a result of ''unfortunate experience''...
or other things... anxiety can lead to depression
physical disease such as cancer are assoicted with depression ....

First of all, that is very impressive data you stated in your opening argument. I don’t really know what qualifies me to write on this subject.but I would like for you to do something for me. Go to amazon.com type in chemical balance. On the first page. You will see my book.’ The Balance of the Heart, Soul and Mind Chemical Balance Through Spirituality. It is late and I am tired but I want to get in on this discussion latter

Depression - a disease , SINCE WHEN?
well my opinion is that a disease is any unhealthy condition of the mind or body. Depression has many degrees in my opinion. If you are implying clinical depression, that is a conditon, if left untreated, can lead to suicide which in my opinion is unhealthy
Anti-depressants cure all of your problems- LIE.
I agree. I do not know of a drug that cures depression some claim to control it
I am against giving teens anti depressants, it's the quick easy way out. And since when has feeling sad due to little chemicals exiting the brain? in my opininion chemicals effect the way one feels I believe doctors adjust the doses in manic depressives by taking blood but the drug therapy alone is not effective in controling the disease. I have witnessed extreme behavior or mood swings
Depression can CAUSE chemical imbalance, but chemical imblances do not cause it. I used to drink a lot of alcohol when I was depressed. When the numbness wore off I was more depressed alcohol is just a chemical.
how does one know what is the balance of chemicals in thier blood? I would like a refference to that statement

There is 10 times more major depression in people born after 1945 than in those born before. This clearly shows that the root cause of most depression is not a chemical imbalance.
Clear as mud, maybe propaganda from the liqour industry
Human genes do not change that fast.
but the accuracy of data does
Depression is caused by certain styles of thinking, or is a result of unfortunate experiances.
again we are comparing feelings of sadness with clinical depression. a wirlwind to a hurricane

I'd love to hear your opinions, :-D in my opinion drug therapy should only be used as last resort the focus should be on changing the way we think i have read hundreds of cutting poems on this site
which describe horrible abuse. The problem is spiritual.most of the victims describe ufortunate experiances. many live with chemicaly dependant parents. Then others just feel bad about themself. I SHOULD WRITE ANOTHER BOOK