Antidepressants are a multi billion dollar business which is why they get such good press.It's too bad that people pop them because of a relationship break up or death in the family . Who has'nt been through these experiences and once you get on the pharmacuetical merry go round , you often never get off until you are in a box under the ground ,an event that will be hastened by pharmacueticals. Mikey's link talks about some health problems caused by antidepressants and refers to a couple of books on the subject.The people I know that took them either were'nt helped or got temporarily better and then more depressed .