MEDICATION NATION: One-third of Americans take mind-altering chemical drugs that cause depression
by: Tracey Watson
NaturalNews.com
Monday, June 18, 2018
There is a fundamental and unavoidable problem with pharmaceutical drugs: Not only do they not treat the underlying cause of most health issues, they inevitably cause multiple side effects, leading to other long-term problems.
The United States has experienced an explosion in the number of people diagnosed with depression in the past few decades, and a report published in the respected Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) recently warns that these numbers have been exponentially affected by the fact that a third of Americans take over-the-counter and prescription drugs which can raise the risk of depression.
As reported by the AFP, while people might be concerned about possible side effects when taking chronic “serious” medications like drugs that treat diabetes or heart problems, many likely have no idea that their birth control pills and even antacids could trigger a bout of depression just as easily.
“Many may be surprised to learn that their medications, despite having nothing to do with mood or anxiety or any other condition normally associated with depression, can increase their risk of experiencing depressive symptoms, and may lead to a depression diagnosis,” warned Dima Qato, the study’s lead author and an assistant professor of pharmacy systems, outcomes and policy at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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