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This further proves the case that this post was talking about https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/14003044
This further proves the case that this post was talking about https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/14003044
… most psychs I’ve met are reluctant to prescribe antidepressants even to folk with a medically verifiable history of suicide without simultaneous therapy.
Tackling depression is taking care of one’s health, and depressed adults can make informed consent about their lives, but that doesn’t automatically mean medical professionals, especially psychs, are ready to write out a script on patient request.
Antidepressants also have about a 40% success rate in improving the quality of life of a patient and come with a laundry list of potential side effects - including suicidal ideation. HRT sits at over 90% and has comparably few side effects outside the actual physical effects hormones cause. The DSM-V recommended treatment for gender dysphoria is HRT, and therapy to treat other symptoms that can occur alongside gender dysphoria.
Anti-depressants aren’t the same thing as hormones. As HRT is much safer especially when using the patches.
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Hrt is also far more effective than any antidepressant, just as gender affirmation is one of the most effective mental health treatments by a mile