Let’s Talk About Prozac Ok?
Do you guys remember when Prozac first hit the market? According to their website, it was 1986, but my memory only takes me back to 1988. My father had died, I was a pathetic excuse of a human being and Prozac at least brought me back to semi-normal. I was failing at a major university where I had been on the dang President’s list prior to the loss of my dad.
According to their website, it was the first drug of it’s class and has since been a catalyst in bringing attention to mental health. And, in case you all don’t know, I have a passion when it comes to this issue. People who dismiss other people’s depression really makes me angry. And, Prozac has helped millions of people in more than 90 countries when it comes to depression.
I am a big proponent of helping yourself and if you suffer from depression, you are doing no one any help by denying it. And, if someone you know suffers, you are a killer if you dismiss the idea in favor of some gimmick to make them “feel” better or issue orders of “just get over it”.
See, I told you, it makes me emotional! Hummmmm, imagine that?
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