The world health organization classifies depression as the disease that most frequently incapacitates humanity in the world. Statistics point to an approximate 20% of the population experiencing serious clinical depression during the course of their lives. What’s most alarming is that the “medicine” offered as a solution in the Western world are quite strong drugs with side effects that do little as a real cure and actually more often worsen the health picture of the person. Antidepressants – The ‘Medicine’ for Depression We need to redefine the word medicine properly as something that heals and cures a disease permanently. Medicine is not something that merely masks the symptoms temporarily and generates complex side effects such as weight gain, insomnia, sexual dysfunction and increased suicidality. Research on the relationship between pharmacology and suicidal behavior was rare until a decade ago. Most ecological studies and large clinical trials have found that patients with acute affective disorders who are taking antidepressants have increased… Read more »