[geeks] Psychotropics aka anti-depressants, etc

[vance at neurotica.com]

On Wed, 23 Jul 2003, Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:

> > The other thing that a lot of folks don't know is that the federal
> > government gives subsidies to schools for kids identified as "at
> > risk"...do you think that a kid id'd as ADD/ADHD is "at risk"? :-/
>
> Actually Nadine, your post was full of facts, but was wrong. SSRI's fill
> a particular need. They correct a hormonal imbalance. If you have it,
> they help you immensly, if not they are a total waste.

And unfortunately, they're completely self-defeating.  They interfere with
their own operation.  But psychiatrists won't tell you that.

Peace...  Sridhar