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Antidepressants Rarely Outperform Sugar Pills

Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola Fact Checked

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  • The serotonin hypothesis posits that low serotonin levels in your brain are responsible for symptoms of depression. However, there’s little to no evidence for this. A number of studies have debunked the serotonin hypothesis, which is the basis upon which drug makers market SSRI antidepressants like Prozac, Lexapro and Zoloft

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