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		threeseed on Oct 19, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Extreme side-effects of antidepressants Antidepressants in general work. However they have a range of side effects and efficacy profiles depending on the person. Then have saved far more lives they they have killed. So no I don't think we will be negatively looking back at this era.

khed on Oct 19, 2016 [–]

There is no well done study I have heard of that supports your position. In general SSRIs have an effect size that is so low it is not clinically relevant. There are multiple meta analyses that demonstrate that.

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