(November 19, 2012 at 10:40 am)Daniel Wrote:(November 19, 2012 at 9:44 am)Faith No More Wrote: Also, you are generalizing anti-depressants based on one person's experience with one drug.Incorrect I've known many people who have used antidepressants, and about 4 specifically who have used Effexor. I am certain that when used correctly they provide short-term benefits. I am yet to find someone who I believe has benefited from long term use. I know someone, as I mentioned before, who stopped using Effexor after a number of years on the drug. His opinion is that he does not think it had been helpful to him for a long time. I did not press him for more, that's what he told me. Since he only used it for about 3 or 4 years, and it took him longer then 6 months to wean off it, I take that to mean that it didn't provide him with long term benefit.
A group of 4 people hardly constitutes a large enough sample from which to draw the conclusions you are presenting. Someone's opinion of a drug they used is probably accurate to their experience, but not representative of all people who have taken this drug.