Quote Originally Posted by crazycanuck View Post
I'm confused & hope a chemist/pharmacy expert might be able to answer this question. Why is it that all of the drugs that are supposedly supposed to help folks(the type of illness/disorder/etc etc does not matter as there are drugs to help each one) have so many side effects? It's the 21st century & I would assume there's the technology...

It doesn't seem fair to create more conundrums for folks when all they want is a solution to their illness/disorder/etc etc.

My best friend is a chemist for a very large pharmaceutical company. I've asked her similar questions. Why aren't they trying to find cures? Why are there so many side-effects? Etc.

Basically, she said, that the money is in treating symptoms--not in curing them. If there's more symptoms to treat, there's more money to be had . . .

This is why I now see a Doctor who practices Functional Medicine. I was on Lexapro for YEARS. It was great in that it really gave me my life back, but I suffered from so many side-effects. I was told that I would be a lifer on Lexapro. Now, I'm off all SIX of the prescription drugs I started taking at 25. And I feel better than I've ever felt. My doctor manages my depression symptoms naturally through supplements and diet. I won't go back on prescriptions--I can't stand the thought of being under the influence of something that was designed to rip me off, not make me better.