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Originally Posted by fuzzyroes
The prescriptions given for anti-depressants per year in 2017 compared to 1997 is absolutely staggering and mind boggling. What's your reasoning for that pal? People just more sad than they used to be? lmao
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There could be many reasons:
1. people are, in fact, more depressed than they used to be
2. people who are depressed are living longer, and eventually get on antidepressants instead of killing themselves.
3. the stigma around taking medication for mental illness is decreasing
4. doctors know more about mental illness and are more likely to see it as any other illness
5. newer antidepressants are safer and therefore doctors are less worried about their side effects
6. doctors are evil and love watching people get addicted to psychotropic medications