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Originally Posted by DarkJedi
you're comparing apples with oranges.
Depression doesn't have anything to do with your immune system. You're not sick. The problem is in your head, in your perception of things.
The drugs don't solve your problems. They don't "heal" your brain. They only make you feel good. The stimulate various areas and make shitty situation appear not that bad. Same with alchohol and hard drugs.
The more you get dependant on them, the less stress you can take in different life situations. And in time you can't live without them. But your problems stay the same.
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Depression is not the disease, it's the effect of the underlying problem which is indeed a physical problem. One's brain is malfunctioning, and there could be a number of things it's doing or not doing. In most cases, the brain cannot deal with the amount of seratonin produced, either too much or too little. Thus going to the gym isn't going to work for everyone, especially those who are too depressed to care.
The drugs don't "heal" the brain, you're right. However, they effectively treat the brain, helping it to adapt and correct itself. Therapy helps the emotional side, getting things off your chest can help so much. That's why the two, drugs and therapy, go hand in hand and are prescribed together.
And no one's problems ever stay the same. There's always a different variant in there somewhere.