Modern medicine has an impressive array of drugs in its arsenal. If you are unwell, there is a very good chance your doctor will prescribe a pill to get you back to health. What our medical system is less good at, however, is stopping medication.
Take antidepressants. The drugs aren’t effective for everyone, but they work well for some. Once the medication does its job, though, or the life circumstances that brought on depression grow easier – what then? We don’t yet have a good answer…
Source: NewScientist | Health
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