Taking Antidepressants: The Pros & Cons

Change Your Brain Every Day

Dr Daniel Amen

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2019

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

For some people, the choice to take antidepressants leads to a happier, healthier quality of life. For others, it only makes things worse. Therefore it's crucial to understand the benefits and drawbacks of choosing this route of treatment. In the first episode of a series on antidepressants, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen arm you with the information you need to decide if antidepressants are the right choice for you or your loved one.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Brain Warriors Way podcast. I'm Dr. Daniel Aeman and I'm Tanna Aeman. In our podcast we provide you with the tools you need to become a warrior for the health of your brain and body.
0:19.0	The Brain Warriors Way podcast is brought to you by Aemon Clinics, where we have been transforming
0:25.5	lives for 30 years, using tools like brain-spect imaging to personalize treatment to your
0:32.0	brain.
0:32.7	For more information,
0:34.1	visit Aaman Clinics.com.
0:35.9	The Brain Warriors Way Podcast is also brought to you
0:38.7	by Brain MD, where we produce the highest quality
0:41.6	neutraceuticals to support the health of your brain and body.
0:45.3	To learn more, go to brainMD.com.
0:50.2	Welcome back.
0:51.3	This is going to be Depression week and things you can do and maybe some things you shouldn't do.
1:00.9	Depression is the number one illness, so not just mental illness, it is the number one most expensive
1:10.4	illness worldwide and seems to be increasing despite the fact that the use of
1:20.8	antidepressants has skyrocketed.
1:23.3	It's quadrupled since 1987
1:26.9	when Prozac was first released.
1:29.7	So there seems to be a bit of a disconnection
1:33.7	between the medications can just solve everything.
1:38.4	But you have a review.
1:39.5	We haven't read a review in a while.
1:41.8	This says, I really appreciate this podcast on brain health. Years ago, I was
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