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oldgradstudent10/12/20240 repliesview on HN

This is gross.

> “There was an emphasis both within the [psychiatric] profession and pharmacological companies to make these medications sound not addictive,” he told Psychiatrist.com. Therefore, when SSRIs first became popular, very few systematic studies were conducted on antidepressant discontinuation effects.

Reminds me of the Feynman quote:

> For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled.