The Top Ten Violence Inducing Prescription Drugs.

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Yes, but all those drugs are highly beneficial to the patent holders' profits. Doesn't really matter what it does to the people actually using them. It's good for the GDP, so deal with it!

So, are you going to tell people with panic disorder who can now live functional lives that these drugs are of no benefoit and are just sold to make people rich and they should just go back to the old days when the only cure for their misery was some clueless doctor saying "just get over it" ? I have a good friend who suffered with severe panic disorder from when he was 16 years old well into his mid-late 30's or early 40's.. He couldn't travel anywhere, he couldn't ride a train, a bus, a plane, he couldn't drive or evan walk to many places, he even had to avoid talking about or thinking about certain topics for fear it would trigger a severe panic attack. And even when he did all these things he still got severe attacks which would leave him dysfunctional for days and severely depressed for weeks thereafter. His young and young adult life was literally hell on earth. .

Then one day a drug called Paxil came on the market and his doctors felt that it showed promise. So they prescribed it to him. It took a few weeks to reach full benefit butt now he can lead a relatively normal life. He can function, he can go places, do things and live like a human being. He is no longer living in a "hell on earth". yes, he still gets anxiety now and then but, when he does it is very mild and passes quickly.

Its easy for us to dismiss these drugs as useless ploys or placebos just to make rich people richer, especially when we know little about what went into their development and especially when we are feeling normal and are not suffering from anxiety or depression. But they do actually help people. Lots of people. people who once could not function and who were miserable every day who can now get through their days without having to endure constant misery.