In a piece for the Huffington Post, Harvard-trained psychiatrist Dr. Peter Breggin argues that antidepressants classified as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors do more harm than good.
Breggin refers to considerable evidence that the antidepressants worsen depression and cause severe behavioral abnormalities, attributing the problem to “compensatory changes” in neurotransmitters as the brain resists the drug effect.
“It has been apparent for many years that chronic exposure to SSRI antidepressants frequently makes people feel apathetic or less engaged in their lives, and ultimately ...
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