Quack doctors blame their reckless, pseudo-scientific negligence on... [checks notes]... Iran.

A single clinical trial of 40 children in Iran, published in 2006, might have wrongly swayed medical evidence in favour of using Prozac (fluoxetine) to treat depression in children and adolescents, a group of researchers say.

Oof I was prescribed Prozac when I was 14 or 15 a year or two before this study. It's the only time in my life I was ever suicidal. I'm happy for those it works for but, it literally almost killed me.

My doctors response to my side effects? "That shouldn't happen, let's increase the dose." Literally would not let me off it. I ended up stepping myself down and holy fuck what a miserable experience. Like being a teenager isn't hard enough?!

It worked for me. I don't think you should be on it permanently, but it does help.

Yes, as a temporary means there's no problem. It's the idea that depression can be treated with drugs, when depression is caused by real life problems that must be addressed, often due to unsafe caregivers.