prozac nation_ use of antidepressants in the uk has soared by 500% in the past 20 years

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Prozac Nation: Use of antidepressants in the

UK has soared by 500% in the past 20 yearsUse of medication has increased by 20% each year across Europe since 1995and this has coincided with a suicide drop of 0.8%

Sweden and Slovakia have seen largest growth in the use of the drugs, with a1000% increase in Sweden between 1980 and 2009Icelanders are the heaviest medication users with almost 9% of the populationtaking a daily dose of antidepressants

By Rachel Reilly

PUBLISHED:16:57, 5 July 2013 | UPDATED: 17:41, 5 July 2013

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The use of antidepressant medication in the UK has increased five-fold since 1991, new data reveals.

It also showed that the use of such drugs had increased by 20 per cent each year across Europe over asimilar period.

This increase in uptake across Europe was found to have coincided with a gradual decline in suiciderates.
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Experts said that data collected over past 30 years provides 'strong evidence' that

antidepressants are playing a key role in treatment strategies for depres sion

Between 1995 and 2009, the use of antidepressants across Europe increased by almost 20 per cent peryear on average, with a corresponding 0.8 per cent annual reduction in the suicide rate.

Researchers, including David McDaid from the London School of Economics and Political Science, saidthat data collected from 29 European countries over three decades provided strong evidence thatantidepressants are playing a key role in treatment strategies for depression.

However, he said that other factors should not be discounted - such as a countrys economic state,cultural mores and access to psychological services.

Interestingly, the report found no consistent relationship between suicide rates and alcohol consumption,divorce, or employment rates.

EUROPEAN ANTIDEPRESSANT USE: THE STATISTICS

UK use has rocked 495% since 1991Between 1995 and 2009 use of drug rose by 20 per cent across EuropeSweden, Norway and Slovakia have seen the largest growth in usage with an 1000 per centincrease in Swedens case between 1980 and 2009

The lowest rates were recorded in the Netherlands, Switzerland, Bulgaria, France andLuxembourgIcelanders are the heaviest users with previous studies suggesting that almost 9 per cent of thepopulation taking daily dosesWhile suicide rates have fallen across Europe, suicide still remains a major public health problemin the EU countries, accounting for 60,000 deaths each yearLithuania has highest suicide rate followed by Hungary, while Greece, Italy and Spain are at theother end of the spectrum, with suicide rates the lowest in the EU

Sweden, Norway and Slovakia have seen the largest growth in antidepressant usage with an 1000 percent increase in Swedens case between 1980 and 2009 while the lowest growths have been recorded

in the Netherlands, Switzerland, Bulgaria, France and Luxembourg.

The United Kingdom has recorded a five-fold increase (495 per cent) in the use of antidepressantssince 1991 and a 14 per cent fall in suicide rates over the same period.

Icelanders are the heaviest users of anti-depressants with previous studies suggesting that almost nine


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per cent of the population take daily doses of medication, compared to just four per cent in Romania.

While suicide rates have fallen across Europe, suicide still remains a major public health problem in theEU countries, accounting for 60,000 deaths each year.

Lithuania has the highest current suicide rate followed by Hungary, while Greece, Italy and Spain are atthe other end of the spectrum, with suicide rates the lowest in the EU.

Mr McDaid, an LSE mental health policy researcher, said the data showed that suicide rates haddecreased more in countries where there had been a spike in the use of anti-depressants on a regularbasis.

'These findings underline the importance of the appropriate use of anti-depressants as part of routinecare for people diagnosed with depression, therefore reducing the risk of suicide,' he said.

Lithuania has the highest curre nt suicide rate followe d by Hungary, while Gree ce,Italy and Spain are at the other end of the spectrum , with suicide rates the lowe st in

the EU

'The stigma surrounding antidepressants has decreased in line with improved awareness of mentalhealth problems over the past 30 years, more counselling services and safer medication options.

'Increased funding for mental health systems has also helped make anti-depressants more affordableand accessible,' he added.

'A decline in suicide rates cannot be linked directly to antidepressants but the evidence in support ofthem when used appropriately is pretty compelling,' he added.

The findings of the study, Antidepressant utilization and suicide in Europe: an ecological multi-nationalstudy are published in the latest issue of the Public Library of Science (PLoS One).

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Oscar Calhoon: mus t be a troll, surely no-one is that stupid?

- SRS, London, 7/7/2013 10:39

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You know the drugs don't work they just make you worse...

- Nikita, Strood, 7/7/2013 6:33

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Maelstrom in his/her posts speaks the truth. The cause and cure both lie within. Resolve that before turning to artificial

solutions (medicine).

- Boris Claws, Hong Kong, 7/7/2013 5:43

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Sunshine deprivation + endles s rain and long grey, cold wet winters + ugly fat women = guaranteed depres sion. It's no

coincidence that the lowes t rates of depress ion are found in countries with lots of sun and warmth and cute chicas. For

those s ingle men out there who suffer from depress ion, my advice would be to bin your Prozac, sell your house/wife and

buy a one-way ticket to Bangkok (where you won't need them).

- Tiredofbeingrainedon, Sodden-on-the-Water, United Kingdom, 7/7/2013 4:53


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Depression is a very serious il lness, that can have genetic links and leads to the deaths of many people, as publicized

by the DM over the last few months. It is important we don't trivialize this many for the genuinely and severely ill, but yes in

some cases people without true mental illness are given these pills on a whim and that is wrong.

- Voting UKIP, LibLabCon Party or UKIP, United Kingdom, 7/7/2013 1:15


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Could the rise in the use of anti-depressants in the UK have anything to do with Eastenders being shown four times a

week?

- CRT Scotland, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 7/7/2013 0:40


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@ Had to be said..... I suggest you do the research that I HAVE done. It's the worrying that CAUSES the neural chemical

imbalance. Depress ion is a nominalisation: a verb turned into a noun. The infinitive form is to "To depress." Who is

doing the depress ing? The patient. They get angry (like you?) because they think it "must" be an external cause and lie

outside them, or something else is the active agent to their pass ivity. It couldn't possibly be them. I sugges t you begin to

think outside pharmacy and propping up drug companies profits. First clue is the lack of quality sleep Depress ers suffer

from. I sugges t you open your mind rather than mind-reading what you think I know.

- Maelstrom, Llandudno, 7/7/2013 0:28


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What this survey really says is that the world is so screwed up it's hard to live in it happily.

- yve, UK, United Kingdom, 6/7/2013 23:33


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Managers caus e this

- me_myself, London, Algeria, 6/7/2013 23:17


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Whilst there are obviously genuine cases, this 500 per cent increase could be something to do with the rise in incapacity

benefit claimants over the last two decades. I'm embaras sed to be British.
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- Macca, Leeds, 6/7/2013 22:05


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Hormone imbalance. All women , before accepting antidepressants should Google the symptoms of eostrogen

dominance, then ask your doctor for progesterone and FEEL the difference. I know, I have been there.

- sandra, olney, bucks, 6/7/2013 20:53


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Depression = Someone depressing themselves. Introspection about 'what might happen' and/or catastrophising. For

som e it's jus t hard to get out of the habit and need help. For others the bigges t hurdle is the recognition that there is not

an external cause, but an internal effect; It is usually their interpretation of an external event. Pills can break the cycle, but

in the long term it's retraining the pattern of thought. - Maels trom, Llandudno, 06/07/2013 16:33 What a load of rubbish.

It's as though you've picked out a couple of relevant words and pretended to know the full subject

- had to be said, UK, 6/7/2013 20:04


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Depression = Someone depressing themselves. Introspection about 'what might happen' and/or catastrophising. For

som e it's jus t hard to get out of the habit and need help. For others the bigges t hurdle is the recognition that there is not

an external cause, but an internal effect; It is usually their interpretation of an external event. Pills can break the cycle, but

in the long term it's retraining the pattern of thought.

- Maelstrom, Llandudno, 6/7/2013 17:33


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living in a world full of violence, evil and problems - how can we be supposed not to take pills from time to time?

moreover, reading not only DM but other newspapers too I find so many terrible stories considering different issues from

their bad s ide at the s ame time trying to make you pay attention on them with big headlines they leave you with negative

feelings and feeling you're carrying a heavy burden. anyway, we all have problem s but in most cases I relax myself

saying "problem never end and solving this one will only bring another'' :)

- Kalina, London, United Kingdom, 6/7/2013 17:22


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.voting UKIP might well lift our spirits .....reduce the Prozac dependency of many, hence reduce the strain on the NHS... -

Misfit, Kingdom of Mercia, United Kingdom, 5/7/2013 21:20 ++ Given how - in the real world (as opposed to the DM

"world") - the prospect of UKIP getting even any power is greeted with dread, I suspect the opposite effect might happen

IF ukip were to gain a s ingle MP!!

- cp, Kent Europe, 6/7/2013 16:48


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Heres a question.. Suppose im not depressed but life actually is that bad, is that then my mental health or my country's

mental health?

- David, Leicester, United Kingdom, 6/7/2013 16:35
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Let's face the real Facts here. Nobody, religion, Corporation or Medical ins titution can be trusted anymore. You must

Protect yourself. Educate yourself and s top Trusting these Greedy and often EVIL People. Drugs are released on the

market weekly that haven't even been tested properly in a rush to acquire profits. Some of Mankinds greatest mistakes

have been made because of Greed and the Stupidity surrounding them.

- Madscotsman, Maine, United States, 6/7/2013 15:15


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Why does it say that these comments haven't been regulated? my comment was not added, of which happens quite a

lot, regarding policital subjects I notice! I had made a very valid point!

- happiness810, durham, United Kingdom, 6/7/2013 14:28


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No supprise anyone having to live here needs then. Dam depress ing watching your country go down the drain.

- Jellybean, NORTHAMPTON, United Kingdom, 6/7/2013 13:46


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Prozac = more cannabinoid receptors via neurogenesis .. maybe everyone jus t needs a good brownie..

- John Ellis, Egremont, United Kingdom, 6/7/2013 12:33


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From what I read on the DM everyday and if i had to live in the UK, I Would be on Anti-depressants also.

- Madscotsman, Maine, United States, 6/7/2013 12:27


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Antidepressants can be vital for many people suffering from real, clinical depres sion. If awareness is raised so there

isn't quite as much s tigma about seeking treatment, then yes more people wi ll find the courage to go to the doctor and

be given the medication they need. There's no relationship between depressive illnes s and the state of the

country/Europe/benefits or anything els e non-medical. The debilitating illness can strike anyone, no matter where they

are or whatever their lifestyle.

- GKJ, UK, 6/7/2013 12:24


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Anti-depressants s hould be better regulated, the prescription - if abs olutely essential - should only be for three months,

renewable monthly. I know people who have been taking Prozac for years, surely this cannot be good for anyone. Life

throws all sorts of things at you, you jus t have to get on with it - how did we survive without all these drugs?

- covkitty, Valencia, 6/7/2013 12:16
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All who use these antidepressants should have there diets looked at, as this could be the problem, plus the cos t is only

adding to the NHS bill.

- Dredd, Hampshire, United Kingdom, 6/7/2013 12:02


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i guess we s hould probably blame Europe for this too, England is perfect, isnt it?

- andy, suffolk, United Kingdom, 6/7/2013 11:53


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Too many people have been bossed into doing more and more, rushing everywhere faster, for less in return. Sooner orlater, anybody would snap. We were never intended to be unceasing office or warehouse robots, for multi-national

corporates. We all need rest, quiet, sunlight, greenery, and, in plenty of cases , the gentle company of Man's Bes t Friend.

These things allow the m ind and body to recover in a way which is much better than tablets, in my view.

- Null, Void, United Kingdom, 6/7/2013 11:52


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It's interesting that the countries with the highes t use of anti-depress ants are in northern Europe - dark winters, lack of

vitamin D, etc.

- Disgusting, Tunbridge wells , 6/7/2013 11:40


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@MrsM agreed with you 100%per.

- StickyBean, York, United Kingdom, 6/7/2013 10:42

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Believe in Great God, Believe: everything, what happens, is predetermined, ur s imply performing ur role al loted to u n u r

not respons ible what happened in ur life, Keep self es teem high, think ur unique on this earth. u will certainly beat the

Depression!

- Madhav Chaudhari, Ahmedabad, India, 6/7/2013 10:01


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Don't forget that anti depressants are sometimes prescribed for conditions other than depression, such as hot flushes

during menopause, so we are not necessarily a nation of depressives!

- ruby tuesday, bridgwater, United Kingdom, 6/7/2013 8:31

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I feel so sorry for anyone who has grown up with researchers over analysing everything they say, wear, look like, eat etc.

Most people have no idea that they are actually quite 'normal'

- oopsidaisy, mierce, 6/7/2013 8:21


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Everytime I return to England I get very depress ed. I chose to get away from the mess , you should as well.

- Jim Donnelly, Bangkok, Thailand, 6/7/2013 8:20


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And it's only going to get worse. After another 20 years of 'austerity' Britain will not be a place many right-minded want to

live.

- CaptainDallas , London, United Kingdom, 6/7/2013 7:52


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The lack of day light and fresh air has accumulative affect of the human body and sadly as a blanket response by the

medical world it is used and provided inappropriately.Just one small point What did humans do before drugs? Ah, They

moved to som ewhere they did feel better!

- E.L., British Expat., Netherlands, 6/7/2013 7:39


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Ha ha ha....didnt take long before someone blamed Labour......I suppos e our rubbis h weather and the fact you get old is

their fault too.....ah well when they win with a landsl ide next election youll be able to binge on prozac....lol

- Cornish Rebel, Republic of Kernow, United Kingdom, 6/7/2013 7:38


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Cannabis is the BEST Anti-Depressant the world have ever seen, period - hemp2s aveworld, Wales, United Kingdom,

5/7/2013 21:00 >>>> I think you have a valid point. How can you be depressed when you laugh your head off when you

are stoned?

- Fernando, Malaga, Spain, 6/7/2013 7:36


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And lets be honest Britain has a LOT to be depres sed about, doesnt it?

-Anon_Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, 6/7/2013 7:04


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Just because the number of prescriptions have increased, doesn't mean the number of people taking the pills have

increased. Prescription is documentary proof, needed to obtain increased benefits. To many people relying on the

STATE to look after them and make decis ions for them. A Blair, nanny state.

- exPat, Almeria, Spain, 6/7/2013 6:59


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still wonder if theres any link between the increased us e of these chemicaly made drugs and the big increase we are

seeing in cancers.

- chris, southampton, 6/7/2013 3:25


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As was described in another article under the Las t labour Government and continued by this s hower being depres sed

and prescribed drugs gave you more money than the dole and i t helpfully reduced the unemployment figures at the

sam e time. The people that were prescribed the drugs also got even more cash by sel ling them rather than taking them.

It is jus t that the clowns in Westminster don't seem to get just how easy it is to scam the Government for easy money.

- SamuiDunc, Koh Samui Thailand, Thailand, 6/7/2013 3:13


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This is the typical method now used. It is a fact that women are the greatest user and recipients of tranquillis ers and

because of that reason that sex is completely removed from these s tudies. Also this s ite finds it politically correct to use

a male photo as well to ensure their cowardly interpretation is along the same PC line. Sexism, bias and discrimination

against men and boys has not moved one iota with the help of sexist and biased sites s uch as this. The endless male-

bashing and complete disregard for the truth about failing men and boys issues is that absent, so ignored, as todemonstrate that there are really no issues at all.

- whatmenaresayin, Melb., Australia, 6/7/2013 3:09


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When Leftists have destroyed a country enough depres sion invariably rises.

- Thanatos, London, United Kingdom, 6/7/2013 2:10


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The use of drugs has increased everywhere. It is a well known fact that drug companies reward doctors for prescribing

their products. The same drug companies continue to push drugs while in the process of class action against them for

causing deaths. My experience with PTSD makes me feel l ike a guinea pig, and the drug of choice is known to cause

deaths, but it is s till prescribed by the medical/psychiatric communi ty. It also has other horrible side effects. A society

experiencing such self-medication via illegal or legal drugs has to question itself as to why people might feel this way.

One of the things I would have included in the research, is the number of refugees exposed to trauma, and the numbers

of men and women returning from traumatic wars. It's really important to research any medication, - because it is linked

to profit.

- Barking, OZ, Australia, 6/7/2013 1:35


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The mis take is to think of yourself as a chemical machine that can be tinkered with in order to become 'happy'. People

often take diazepam for a long time and then it makes them depressed s o they run to the doctor looking for an anti-

depressant. They have bloodshot eyes, a fuzzy consciousness, are constantly on edge and probably very thirsty. Your

self-esteem goes becaus e you are depending on a chemical crutch to get through the day. The best thing is to bin the

muck and find your strength and happiness within. Try mediation for a start. A lot of mis ery comes about through thinking

to no purpose, the mind jabbering on to itself, a gerbil on a treadmil l.

- wiseprotector51, Belfast, United Kingdom, 6/7/2013 1:23


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To the person who made the comment: "This is another sad and tragic symptom of a NATION which has largely

abandoned the glorious gospel of THE LORD JESUS CHRIST who gives PEACE and JOY that passeth understanding

by the indwelling of the HOLY GHOST". As a Christian myself I say that you have got it completely wrong. You are

confusing depressive ILLNESS with spiritual depression. Your comments are harmful and unscriptural. William Cowper

the famous Christian hymn writer suffered greatly with the MENTAL ILLNESS of depress ion. Yet he was a deeply spiritual

Christian man indwelt by the Holy Ghost. Katherine Welby, the daughter of the Archbishop of Canterbury has helped

many Christians by speaking out about her experience of the MENTAL ILLNESS of depression, and the mis-

understanding she has suffered from so-called Christians who make hurtful and totally inaccurate remarks as you have

done.

- Christina, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 6/7/2013 1:12


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I was given antidepressants when m y father died 20 months ago. Yesterday I saw a different doctor and she offered me

bereavement counsel ling. If only I had been offered that before...

- Helen, London, 6/7/2013 0:29


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I wonder if these statistics correlate with levels of decreases in actual sunshine available over past 10 -15 years and /or

that we as humans are indoors m ore in more and more synthetic environments, with more and more synthetic food

being eaten and changes to the electro-magenticfields around us due to new wifi etc technology etc

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"I can't believe the naivety of this res earch. The reason there's a huge increase in Prozac usage is that if you are

diagnosed as "depressed" you can claim disability benefit. What's the bet the epicentres are Liverpool and South Wales.

- hinds ight, bourne, United Kingdom, 05/07/2013 08:36 PM"===== The reason there has been huge growth in the use of

Prozac since 91 is that was when it was first available.

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"This is another sad and tragic symptom of a NATION which has largely abandoned the glorious gos pel of THE LORDJESUS CHRIST who gives PEACE and JOY that passeth understanding by the indwelling of the HOLY GHOST.Restore

the expository preaching of the GOSPEL and the WORD OF GOD (AV1611 - King James Bible) to the very CENTRE of the

LIFE of the nation again ! BRITAIN NEEDS ANOTHER REVIVAL !!!! - watch, edinburgh, United Kingdom, 05/07/2013 06:14

PM"====== Give it a rest.
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"Not surprised we have become a load feeble minded whingers with weak characters, it's about time people grew some

backbone and got on with things - Oscar Calhoon, Fareham, United Kingdom, 05/07/2013 04:45 PM"===== I sincerely

hope that one day you will experience depression. You would change your tune pretty sharpish. Depression is a brutal

illness.



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I seem to recall the SSRI Prozac was firs t available in 1991. It wasn't the panacea some thought but som e

antidepressants before it were quite unpleasant.



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Haven't doctors heard of the successful sel f -help Cognitive Behaviour Therapy people can apply themselves to help

their thinking and feelings, without relying on tablets that make the drug companies rich and lazy doctors dumping more

tablets on people?

- Sandy, Adelaide Hills , 5/7/2013 23:46


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Did the pharmaceutical companies pay for this infomercial to be publ ished in the DM. That's all I can see here..blatant

advertising for more profit. If you feel good on antidepressants it's because you're tranquillised not because you have

magically been cured by antidepressants. I wouldn't touch the vile & toxic things personal ly, I prefer to face life and all i t's

miseries head on and not put my head in the sand. Chemical im balance what a load of rot. Feeling sad has been

around forever, just these days we're expected to feel full of joy no matter what is happening.

- watcher, somewhere, United Kingdom, 5/7/2013 23:45


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Did these ris es coincide with the two weeks in June/July when british hopes were das hed due to a dour scot being

knocked out of wimbo?

- Tinatots, Reading, United Kingdom, 5/7/2013 23:44


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If you take into account one of the other articles on the webs ite where I guy with a brain tumor was prescribed them an I

myself have been fobbed off with them for over three years and it turns out I have psoriatic arthritis, iit's no wonder alls

GPS seem to want to diagnose is depress ion to quickly get rid of people and often turns out it's horribly wrong. I've hadhideous side effects from the drugs possibly due to them not being required

- nick79, preston, 5/7/2013 23:29

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Govts and all 3 parties will love our country full of zombie depress ants? The more the better probably! They are hoping

nobody will give a damn who gets in at the next Election nor give a damn who gets more money in Whitehall!! Loads of

OAPs 'very happy clappy' ! The 'young' believing loads of jobs for them from 2015!!!! Food Banks stuffed with goodies for

the 'not so poor' any more!!!! We are being manipulated ..... AGAIN!!!!

- George, London, 5/7/2013 23:25


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I was always taught that mathematically 100% was the highest you can go.

- Englishman, Mansfield, 5/7/2013 23:21


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The is NO chemical im balance that these drugs fix. What they do is CREATE a chemical imbalance my choking theserotonin and dopamine pathways leading to an emotionally numbed state some people mistake for happiness. When

people eventually decide to get off these drugs, they find that they have become heavily dependant on them, have put on

weight, have acquired a metabolic dis order, and the life problems that lead them to try these drugs still remain.

- Thomas Kirkbridge, Reading, United Kingdom, 5/7/2013 23:17


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No such thing as a chemical imbalance. Hence all this talk of correcting levels etc is BS. It has never been proved. There

is no biological test for mental illness . - John Fee , Fara, Italy, 05/7/2013 21:55 There are chemical and hormonal tests

though.

- Englishman, Mansfield, 5/7/2013 23:04


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Er, is this s urprising?

- Fullers, In the brooding hi lls , United Kingdom, 5/7/2013 22:59


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No wonder we are all depress ed. All we do lately is work, work, work, work just to pay the bills etc. with nothing left to

have fun enjoy life, or relax, and we all know we have to do that for a lot longer, before we can retire.

- Linda, Merseyside, 5/7/2013 22:32


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I was made redundant which left me with huge financial problems and a great deal of fear and depress ion. I came

across EFT (Google it) on the net. I promise, within 15 minutes all m y fear ad depress ion were gone,enabling me to take

action on my problem, Give it a go, if you don't like it you can always keep your depress ion.

- I vote UKIP, Gloucester, 5/7/2013 22:23
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So once AGAIN a report about them that does not once mention they are also used as part of pain management and as

a sleep aid but that changes the whole s tory doesnt it.

- The Truth, World, 5/7/2013 22:22


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@Lexie, Liverpool: well done you for not having any chemical imbalance that may have hindered your recovery from life's

ills . I worked full time and had an active social life 12 years ago. All of a sudden I found myself unable to be around

people, avoiding my friends if they'd call round, letting the phone go to voicemail, uptight and irritable and always at the

end of my rope. I lived this way for 2 years before finally seeing a psychiatrist and getting a prescription of Zoloft which I

still take today. It was a life saver. It's far from made me feel like a zombie as you (obvious ly from experience) describe-

it's made me feel like "me" but without the haze of anti everything and frus tration li fted. Really it's people l ike you who so

flippantly tar everyone who can't cope with things as you have with the sam e brush, that is the problem. If you had

cerebral palsy, you'd take some offence to my saying: well just get up and clean the house. Not so eas y...

- broken wheel, Berkshire, 5/7/2013 22:20


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It's the clueless Doctors that are causing this.

- English Bob, The once Great Britain, 5/7/2013 22:12


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Wow, and in other news- discovery of anti depress ants that actually do help depress ion without a lot of the s ide effects of

years pas t has also happened, coincidentally, in the past 20 years. I'd imagine you's see a sim ilar statistic in other areas

where proper medication has been developed: diabetes, thyroid disease, heart problems. There's also something to be

said about proper diagnosis and more social acceptance of a thing that has always been so, but in times past not

treatable or spoken of.

- broken wheel, Berkshire, 5/7/2013 22:09


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No such thing as a chemical imbalance. Hence all this talk of correcting levels etc is BS. It has never been proved. There

is no biological test for mental illness.

- John Fee, Fara, Italy, 5/7/2013 21:55


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Everybody wants a quick fix...and depress ion is not something that can be fixed quickly.

- tangerinedream, Dry Heat, United States, 5/7/2013 21:41


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people dont take them they tell the doctor they are depressed then get signed of from signing on where they have to look

for work but if them are on s ickness benifit they dont have to sign on it has been going on in tottenham for year makes

you sick how they get away with it

- gerie, tottenham, 5/7/2013 21:40


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I can't believe the naivety of this res earch. The reason there's a huge increase in Prozac usage is that if you are

diagnosed as "depressed" you can claim disability benefit. What's the bet the epicentres are Liverpool and South Wales.

- hindsight, bourne, United Kingdom, 5/7/2013 21:36


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They work for many but many people are being put on them for life which is completely wrong. Great stop gap but

resiliance skills need to be developed to make these pills a short term option

- Tingaling, London UK, 5/7/2013 21:33


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Smoke a big fat joint instead.........

- Cornish Rebel, Republic of Kernow, United Kingdom, 5/7/2013 21:26


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Your comments:I am not supprised, its caused by having to endure a succession of clowns running the country for the

past 2 decades....lets face it, Dave Cameron or Red Edd are the 2 main options at the next election. ...no wait, time for

change, go nigel go........voting UKIP might well lift our spirits .....reduce the Prozac dependency of many, hence reduce

the strain on the NHS...

- Misfit, Kingdom of Mercia, United Kingdom, 5/7/2013 21:20


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Twice I've been to my doctor with separate health issues, and each time they tried to fob me off with ant-depress ants.

The only reason I was depressed was because I had health issues!!!! Added to that they wanted to put 'depression' on

my sick note for work. I've been seriously fed up in my life many times, but I've never been 'depress ed'.

- ttfan1948 Brighton, Sussex, United Kingdom, 5/7/2013 21:08


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Doctors dish these out like sweeties. I know so many people on them...many of them young girls who have split up with

their boyfriend, gone to the doctors and been put on these. That's crazy. I've been through hell in the last couple of years

after being dumped by my son's father and all his mess ing around, and I've reached the depths of despair at somepoints BUT there was no way I was taking these things . You work through life's ups and downs and you recover much

quicker than you would on these things. They numb you. You can't feel happy and you can't feel sad...you're basically a

zombie. And they're so addictive. I'd rather go through months or hell without taking anything than years of hell on this

rubbish! Yes...some people really need them, but the vast majority of people on them don't.
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- Lexie, Liverpool, 5/7/2013 21:08


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The truth is that the treatment and therapy needed to deal with depression can no longer be readi ly supplied on the NHS.

They have to rely on counsellors , who lack the full medical background, and even these have huge waiting lis ts for

patients. So, the answer? Fill 'em up on happy pills , and keep your fingers crossed that the condition doesn't worsen

until they get the therapy they need. It's a s ticking plaster remedy, and this s ociety is driving more and more people to thepoint that they desperately need this help.

- Doomsayer, Southend on Sea, 5/7/2013 21:03


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Doctors offer antidepressants far too quickly. Society is breaking down in the UK, no respons ibility, no morals, no one

cares and people are becoming isolated and depressed. - jk, uk, 05/07/2013 16:25 Very easy to blame the medics , if you

are depress ed you get counselling +/- Anti-depressants, what else do you suggest? I hope not antibiotics.

- DIY, midlands , 5/7/2013 21:01


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Cannabis is the BEST Anti-Depressant the world have ever seen, period

- hemp2saveworld, Wales, United Kingdom, 5/7/2013 21:00


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and thats not because their depres sed i t so they can claim their benefits and rob the system and tax money

- bradster, cardiff, United Kingdom , 5/7/2013 20:59


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P Norton. Please contact me [email protected] Been there

- ununiform, Cardiff,UK, 5/7/2013 20:56


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Some idiot on here is stating that depression is a way to benefits, mate you are so wrong. Having never claimed anything

for over 35 years, building 2 business es then having them destroyed by a nationalised bank, no names mentioned. I lost

my home, have no contact with my children, now live in one room with no future, I crave a job and finally am on anti

depressants , believe me I hate every soul destroying minute of my life, do I want them no, do I need them, yes! Would I

give them up yes, I spend every hour trying to find a job to no avail. There are those of us that would not survive without

them so get a life and try and live mine, then post the same mindless quote eh.

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It may just be, that since Thatcherism, life has become more depressing. I'm not surprised people are depressed. When

I started work, one wage would keep the household. Now , i f you're lucky enough to be working, even two wages aren't

enough. Life used to be fun and now it isn't, it's all about money and surviving. And the more people that come to live

here, the worse it will get.

- reggie, ipswich, United Kingdom, 5/7/2013 20:42


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It is al l being planned break down the family and reducing the population through feminism and the so called sexual

revolution so at the end you have no place to go and become a s lave for the government .Thanks DM plz post my

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- eastren, east, 5/7/2013 20:42


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Not surprised we have become a load feeble minded whingers with weak characters, it's about time people grew some

backbone and got on with things. Oscar Callhoon, Fareham, United Kingdom, 5/07/2013 17:45 . Ex world championboxer Frank Bruno suffers badly with depress ion go and tell h im he,s a feeble minded whinger with a week character you

heartless person that trolls the web to upset everyone, that makes you the feeble minded person with a week character

who,s probably 40 years old and s till living with mother.

- damo.blue, Rochdale, United Kingdom, 5/7/2013 20:33


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This is so distressing. I need a Prozac.

- Heliflyer, Burlington, 5/7/2013 20:33


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Understandable. This is a very depress ing place to live.

- JJ, London, United Kingdom, 5/7/2013 20:27


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With being in the EU and twelve years of Blair/Brown's Labour who's surpris ed ?

- Sandman-Sarasota, Sarasota, United States, 5/7/2013 20:27


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does this increas r take into account the percentage rise of population ??? if theres 1000 people using them then 20 yrs

later theres 3000 us ing but the population has increased by 2000 then the levels still the same if you take into account

the increase of population at same time , they fail to mention this in most surveys ....

- terry2uk, kings lynn, United Kingdom, 5/7/2013 20:24

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Look at the parks and freebies handed to prescribers by the drug companies - follow the money.

- Nick, Sydney, Australia, 5/7/2013 20:22


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The clear fault of lazy GP's who can't wait to get their patients out of their consulting room. Incorporate the budget for

medicines into the GP practice income and watch the cost of medicines/prescriptions fall through the floor

- Time for revolution, Stockton, United Kingdom, 5/7/2013 20:19


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Thats because they get more benefit if they have depression simples.

- Mr. Finlay, W-S-M, United Kingdom, 5/7/2013 20:17


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There's a lot to be depressed about these days.

- Cheryl, UK, 5/7/2013 20:12


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This has a lot more to do with the flippant way in which GPs dole them out. Furthermore, it would seem that many GPs

would rather tell a patient that his/ her problem is all in their head, rather than thoroughly investigate the patients

symptoms. This needs to s top.

- Eric Von Sniff, No mans land, United Kingdom, 5/7/2013 20:11


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- jq73 , Birmingham, 05/7/2013 19:29. There are two types of Depress ion friend. One is Endogenous , or Clinical

Depression, caused mainly by chemical im balance in the brain. The other is Exogenous, or Reactive Depress ion,caused mainly by a reaction to life circumstances, environment or things like loss. If politics and pol iticians screw up, as

the Brussels Commis sariat does so well, causing people to lose work, money, status or family, due to these losses , it

can cause a Reactive Depression. Tablets are rather a was te of time and money for Exogenous Depression if the

circumstances that caused it remain the same. So Politicians can cause Depression.

- Gordon Webster, Dundee, 5/7/2013 20:08


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It is all got to do with breaking the family in the west . People were so naive to believe in feminism and the sexualrevolution and look where it got them .plz post my comment DM

- eastren, east, 5/7/2013 19:59

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These so called "antidepressants" are nothing but evil in the pill. My hubby went to GP with a painful knee and came out

with antidepressants. He changed from then on - became suicidal and physically aggressive towards m e. I put an

ultimatum - he gives up the drugs and becomes the lovely man I once married or we'll have to go our separate ways.

Thanks god he chose sanity, gave up the antidepress ants and now he is back to being normal again - as on that day he

went to GP. I'm convinced doctors get paid by drugs companies to prescribe these dangerous drugs left, right and

centre.

- whiteowl, London, United Kingdom, 5/7/2013 19:39


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That's because GP's are using them to treat brain tumours! (if you read, and bel ieve the other articles on this page) - lilly,

swindon, United Kingdom, 5/7/2013 19:21 +++ If you believe virtually anything that the DM "reports" as the total truth then

you probably need the anti-depressants anyway.!!!!

- cp, Kent Europe, 5/7/2013 19:31


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You can't blame politics for inherent mental health issues- typical political bandwagon discussion.

-jq73, Birmingham, 5/7/2013 19:29


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So the South Wales story that the DM ran the other day trying to link taking anti-depress ants to "benefit claimants" is not

true then?????

- cp, Kent Europe, 5/7/2013 19:28


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Point is the drugs are only useful for a short period and by that I mean a couple of years, they mus t also be mixed with

other treatments . I have used them, and they helped me amazingly. Right now I am fine and have been for a long time. If I

spot the symptoms of depression I will have no hesitation to go back to my Doctor and get them again. Just the same as

I would take any other drug for a particular problem. The problem is when people are using these for 5, 10 and even

more years. Then they are either being failed by the health service or they are s imply addicted to the drug and either iswrong, it is not helping.

- Ellie, Glasgow, 5/7/2013 19:25


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