Why does the FAR RIGHT dont want to see you happy?

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Why The Far Right Is Going After Antidepressants

A recent study calling into question the long-held theory that depression results from a chemical imbalance in the brain is gaining traction on the far right, with some using it to argue that pharmaceutical companies are plying millions of people with useless antidepressants.

The buzz around the University of London study reached a fever pitch this week when right-wing Fox News host Tucker Carlson made it the centerpiece of his show.

“So first we were told that SSRIs would save lives,” Carlson said Monday, referring to the class of drugs known as selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors, the most common form of antidepressant. “Now we learn they don’t actually work as intended. In fact, the whole idea behind the drug was completely wrong. And yet — and here is the best part — people are ignoring this news, and the drugs are still being prescribed.”


Carlson latched on to a common side effect of SSRIs to bolster his argument that people should abruptly stop taking a potentially lifesaving, mood-altering drug: “If it steals your sex drive, maybe it’s stealing your soul,” Carlson said. (It should go without saying, but if Carlson or anyone else suggests you stop taking a prescribed medication, you should not do so without consulting a doctor.)

Not long after the Uvalde, Texas, school massacre, far-right U. S. Senate candidate Blake Masters in Arizona speculated, without any evidence, that antidepressants were a factor in that and other mass shootings.

Why does the FAR RIGHT dont want to see you happy?
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