Antidepressants: A Case Study

The main problems with these drugs are they do way too little with the problem at hand, such as anxiety, to have so many side effects and risks. Anxiolytics are taken to deal with anxiety and the some of the side effects of that medicine are problems with memory, dizziness, and drowsiness. Some of these prescribed medications may be good for a short term, but they can be habit-forming and even then when you are off the medications the original problem is likely to come back. Along with the effectiveness and side effects for the drugs being bad the prices do not help either.

Antidepressants are among the most commonly found pharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment. Wastewater from water treatment centers have been discharged into streams …show more content…
They continue to sit back and let the money roll in at the buyer’s expense and health. With that money, they pay advertisers and family physicians to not tell the whole truth about the side effects. It is not a coincidence why so many of the big company’s products have been on law firm commercials about the dangers of drugs and the harm they have been doing to the customers. Just like mercury, antidepressants have been found in the brains of fish and seriously affect the quality and function of other aquatic specimen in the habitat or 5 mile radius of the treatment centers. There are even more hidden facts about these drugs, especially antidepressants. Antidepressants can increase the risk of low bone density and fractures. Also, they can damage sperm quality which reduces fertility rate. 31% and 33% of men and women in the United States alone suffer from depression. Even worser still, most of these prescription medications increase the risk of heart disease. Based on research done by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention since 2000 and most likely before, the leading cause of death in men and women has been heart