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How do you feel about drugs for depression such as zoloft / paxil / prozac, I saw your post about drugs costing millions to research and develop etc but, while these drugs are a lifeline to people who are clinically depressed (myself included) - are simply addictive in their own right and while the help they are simply an interim solution for the problem.

I was on prozac, by the end if I missed a dose or 2 I went into a very shakey state, which as someone who has been involved in illegal addictive drugs before recognises as withdrawal. I am now on Zoloft, and think I am on the way towards not being dependant on it, but again my question is...

How do you feel about drugs that cure problems by essentially getting patients 'hooked' on it, and the costs associated with patients paying for such scripts etc.

As someone who has pretty much been saved by these drugs - I thank the people who came up with the compound. It's an expensive solution though, especially when there isn't government aid etc to help pay for it.

Thanks for the answer tho.

If I can follow up though - how do you feel about manufacturers in countries such as India etc producing cheaper alternatives - does the benefit of the drug outweigh the cost of producing the compound? (obviously from a professional viewpoint its wrong and potentially could lead to errors in production, and impacts your job in a corporation which came up with the compound in the first place) - I mean for you, personally?