Thursday, November 4, 2010

Prozac Nation

I recently watched Prozac Nation (2001), a movie about a young girl battling depression. Christina Ricci plays Elizabeth, a first year Harvard student who has been showing signs of depression all her life. At Harvard, she slowly spirals out of control, pushing everyone away. The movie resonated very well with me since mental illness really interests me. The movie nicely displays all the dysfunctional thoughts going through her head and the audience is able to see her condition progress. I definitely recommend this movie to anyone interested in the issue of depression.
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  1. Phil LynchNovember 4, 2010 at 4:26 PM

    Just watched the preview. The movie itself looks depressing haha. But it's right though, everyone just gives prozac and other crap to people. I think the thing about depression is not just making someone feel better, but helping them have a fulfilling life and to be a productive member of society.

    But it's all about business. People are now convinced that pills are the solution, because it makes sense. I watch dragon's den and they always talk about reducing human involvement, put things in CD form, or computer program form, or anything that's mass produceable. Such is the case with pills for depression. It's much much more profitable to mass produce chemicals which people will take as pills than it is to counsel someone.

    So pharmaceutical companies make pills probably for 5 cents each and sell a bottle of 20 for $50. Cost $1, Revenue $50. Ching Ching.

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  2. Phil LynchNovember 4, 2010 at 4:27 PM

    Posting comments on your site is too hard. You have to log in then you have to enter a secret code word. You should just have it open and if a comment is objectionable you can delete it.

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  3. Philip LynchNovember 13, 2010 at 1:19 AM

    so wehn's your next blog coming out???

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  4. NoniNovember 16, 2010 at 8:44 AM

    yes i think pills are given too easily these days. when it comes to things are prozac or antidepressants, they are a band aid solution. Sometimes people spiral so far out of control, the only way to the path of recovery is chemical intervention. But it is the temporary fix to help the person get to the level where they can start their recovery process. I am not against using pills in this case. But I am against family doctors having the capability of prescribing antidepressants. Therapy must be a prereq to pills

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