How to cure depression?

[Waratah]

As I have shown above you do try to provide medical advice. FACT

You are incredibly arrogant. Why don't you read this. If someone you know has depression you are supposed to get involved. Big fat f-ing surprise hey?

1st WFT. I'm arrogant.
2nd WFT. What has your comment got to with the FACT that you trying to provide medical advice for conditions and medicines as I had shown and you had denied doing so(Still not willing to be a woman about this are you. Sad really). See the following comments by you.
-Depression can be cured. Long-term antidepressant use does not help, it only keeps people in depression. Antidepressants are (can be) effective short-term.
-because the drugs totally numb his ability to appreciate happiness
-took him months and months to get off the drug because it's highly addictive
-I'm the one who sees the effects of his medication

Your personal and unqualified opinions about medical conditions, drugs and drug use is NOT a good way to get involved. May be a good way to be involved is to learn how to listen to people and be more accepting and understanding. Leave the other stuff to professionals.

weight.gain.is.a.known.side.effect.of.the.drug.
It's a fact, not an assumption. The drug affects your metabolism as well as your appetite. It's up to drug companies to prove their drugs are safe, and this my friend has not been proven. Thus it isn't an assumption.

You just don't get it do you(Although I think you do). I am not arguing about the drug Effexor and its effects. I am trying to show you that your observations of your "friend" are assumptions without the controls in place. I can simply say to you that I know someone who took Effexor and lost weight then came off it and gained weight. It means nothing because not all the facts are known.

He had other friends that kicked him out of their groups, and basically turned their back on him because they had had enough of his depression. I didn't do that to him. Don't go claiming I'm a bad friend, when I'm not.

I wasn't trying to claim that you were a bad friend, just that in my opinion you are annoying, know it all, who is really up himself and if I knew you personally maybe I would be depressed.

I will tell you one of the other side effect he suffers - extreme insomnia. He sleeps 1-2 hours a night. Again this is a well known side-effect of the drug. Don't presume to tell me I haven't seen what it's done to him.

You could very well be correct but your opinion is worthless since it's unqualified and you do not have all the facts.

Your above statement is just another diversionary tactic by you to avoid admitting either your mistakes or lies. Remember this all started because I said you should not be listened to. I then qualified my statement when you took exception to it. Poor baby. As I have said before, WOMAN UP.

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weight.gain.is.a.known.side.effect.of.the.drug.
It's a fact, not an assumption. The drug affects your metabolism as well as your appetite. It's up to drug companies to prove their drugs are safe, and this my friend has not been proven. Thus it isn't an assumption.
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No wonder you have so many friends Daniel if you consider me one.