Zoloft Rant
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There are a lot of things I'd like to say about Zoloft... but where should I begin? I suppose I'll touch on the evil their advertising first. You see, the Zoloft ads are meant to peak consumer awareness of the product (which is the basis behind all advertising), but they do this in a negative way for the consumer. People are attracted by the commercials and the image of Zoloft is implanted into their minds so when they are suffering from any sort of depression, they go straight for Zoloft before anything else. This, normally, wouldn't be a problem but people have literally come to pressuring their doctors into prescribing them Zoloft when they're feeling even the slightest bit off. Those same people are reflecting back on the commercial with it's own mood swing that goes from depressed to alive and energetic and it's all thanks to the Zoloft blob.

The blob itself is my second point. You can't help but love that thing - it's really quite charming in it's own way. Anyway, the blob contributes the most to the mood of the commercials (at least I think so), since it starts off sad and without feeling (in letting the butterfly fly past and sighing) and, in the end, becoming full of life (following the butterfly actively).

I've also noticed that many people I talk to on a regular basis don't even know what Zoloft is, besides it being an anti-depressant. People have no idea what an SSRI is or why you would need one since we already have Zoloft. Most of them couldn't name any other anti-depressants, either. I, personally, don't think you should be allowed to use an SSRI if you can't say what Seratonin is - I'd call that abuse.
This guy is obviously high, anyway.

I suppose most people's idea of depression is a lot like anorexia, but also very different. I'd assume that they think they are depressed, so they seek something to fix it. The difference is that these people "realize" they are "depressed" instead of not seeing that they are killing themselves with their solution. Wow, that was a horrible analogy, but I hope I got my point across. If I didn't, I was basically saying that some people are not knowledgeable enough about depression to recognize what a serious disorder it is and then distinguish the condition from everyday up-and-down mood swings.

I'm not going to spend this entire rant slamming Zoloft, though, since it is an approved SSRI. I'm just saying that Pfizer (the company that produces Zoloft) should increase user awareness about just what they are taking and why they should take it. I know that no company would want to lose revenue not only by creating a more effective awareness program but also by losing sales by making that program, but it would be in the interest of a great deal of people. I mean, with all the side-effects of Zoloft, I'm surprised that people who don't need it would even take it (just furthering my point on people not knowing things because they can't read directions). Sure, clinically depressed people and those who suffer from panic disorder, OCD, and post-traumatic stress disorder should have all the freedom in the world to take their twenty-five to one hundred milligram tablets of sertraline hydrochloride, but people who don't really need it shouldn't risk an increased will to commit suicide or face the nigh-inevitable insomnia time for nothing.


Act like this when dealing with Zoloft: be wary!
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