There’s a role for these drugs for some people and in some life circumstances. I needed anti-depressant medication the year after my Dad died but, after about 10 months, I felt cloudy and like I’d rather put up with some pain and stopped. About 10 years after that I had a rough patch at work and started taking Xanax for anxiety for a while. But I felt like I was becoming dependent on the drug so I stopped taking it and experienced some withdrawal. Couldn’t tell the anxiety itself versus the withdrawal which was kind of scary. I guess I needed both of these at the time but the idea of putting the whole population on psych dugs just because they appear to be effective seems dangerous to me.