[swamp40]

They work fantastically, from what I have seen firsthand many many times.

There is a very good reason for it's use in up to 20% of the population in some groups in the US.

Just because we haven't pinpointed why doesn't matter a bit.

[dimal]

“They work fantastically” is a statement that requires many qualifiers.

They work fantastically for some subset of people. For other people, they do nothing. For other people, they have negative side effects that make them not worth whatever benefits they provide. For some people, they cause extreme negative effects when the medication is removed. For some other people, they increase the chance that they will commit suicide.

It does matter that we haven’t pinpointed why they work for some people, because if we did, we might be able to avoid those negative effects and wasted time for the people for which they don’t work.

[marcosdumay]

If the effect is systematic, real, and measurable, it's just a matter of giving the medication to the people that benefit from it, and not giving it to the people that don't.

The real question is by what level is the effect is systematic, real, and measurable?

[bowsamic]

Who should I trust? Peer reviewed literature, or one swampy boi?