antidepressants do seem to beat out sugar pills in reducing symptoms in the most severely depressed—perhaps about 10 percent of patients (although admittedly, this statistic also means that about 90 percent of depressed patients may be prescribed medication with negligible benefit).
Major side effects of antidepressants include:
-Sexual disfunction (up to 3/4 of patients)
-Long term weight gain and insomnia
-Withdrawl symptoms after quiting
-Higher likelihood of depression later in the future
