Antidepressants Rarely Outperform Sugar Pills

Thanks to ruthless marketing by Big Pharma, between 85% and 90% of the public believe low serotonin levels cause depression. But do the data support it?

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• 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

• According to…