Myth 1: Don't dare to take drugs.

Many people see all kinds of adverse reactions in the instructions, thinking that the side effects must be great and afraid to take medicine. For example, paroxetine can cause insomnia, nausea and dizziness, and taking venlafaxine can lead to sexual dysfunction, but the curative effect of the drug far exceeds the side effects, so you can't refuse to take it because of the side effects.

Myth 2: Always suffer, change clothes.

Some patients stop taking drugs for a few days without any effect, and constantly change hospitals, doctors and drugs. In fact, antidepressants take effect slowly, usually taking 4-20 days to take effect.

Myth 3: Stop taking drugs.

Once the condition of many patients improves, they think that the disease has improved, so they stop taking drugs, which leads to repeated illness. Depression is a mental illness that is easy to recur and cannot be cured at present. Because of the high recurrence rate, only enough maintenance treatment time can prevent recurrence.

Myth 4: Fear of drug addiction

Many patients think that antidepressants are addictive as soon as they need long-term maintenance treatment or have withdrawal reaction after stopping taking drugs. In fact, antidepressants are not addictive when they refuse to take medicine, and the withdrawal reaction of drugs can be completely prevented, such as stopping taking medicine gradually.

Myth 5: Multi-drug combination

Some patients and their families mistakenly believe that the more kinds of drugs used, the better the treatment effect and the faster the onset time. However, using more than two antidepressants at the same time will not produce corresponding multiple effects, but may increase the probability of toxic and side effects.

Myth 6: Traditional Chinese Medicine Superstition

Many people are afraid of western medicine, and when they see that the adverse reactions in the instructions of Chinese patent medicines are unclear, they take it for granted that this is evidence of the safety of Chinese medicine. But in fact, like western medicine, Chinese medicine does great harm to human body, and some of them are quite serious, including damage to liver and kidney functions.