Big Pharma’s Depression Racket: How the Antidepressant Scam Bleeds Americans Dry

His take resonates with a growing chorus of conservatives fed up with corporate greed masquerading as medicine, where pills don’t cure but create lifelong customers in a system rigged against personal responsibility and natural remedies. Walsh’s outrage isn’t isolated; it’s a wake-up call to the antidepressant industry’s house of cards. For decades, Big Pharma has peddled selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) like Prozac, Zoloft, and Effexor as miracle cures for depression, based on the debunked serotonin imbalance theory. But as conservative outlets and whistleblowers reveal, this is nothing more than a profit-driven hoax. The industry, valued at a staggering $15 billion annually and poised to balloon to $21 billion in the coming decade, thrives on misinformation that traps patients in dependency while ignoring real solutions like faith, exercise, and community. Continued below this next clip

Psychiatric medications are one of the most profitable drug franchises, making approximately $40 BILLION a year. This figure is expected to significantly increase in the near future. Pfizer produced a meta-analysis claiming Zoloft reduced the risk of suicide by 48%, but once an additional 29 days of recorded data was taken into account, their drug instead INCREASED the risk of suicide by 47%. Big Pharma puts their bottom line over your health

Psychiatric medications are one of the most profitable drug franchises, making approximately $40 BILLION a year. This figure is expected to significantly increase in the near future.

Pfizer produced a meta-analysis claiming Zoloft reduced the risk of suicide by 48%, but once an… pic.twitter.com/4GGmN95GZ1

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Approximately 13% of American adults—18% of women—swallow these pills yearly, convinced by slick marketing that their blues stem from a biochemical glitch fixable with a prescription. Yet, a bombshell review from University College London, published in Molecular Psychiatry, demolished this foundation: There’s “no convincing evidence” that depression is caused by serotonin abnormalities. Professor Joanna Moncrieff nailed it, saying the public has been misled, preventing informed choices about drugs that may do more harm than good. This scam’s roots run deep in junk science and corporate corruption. Over 92% of antidepressants fail to outperform placebos in relieving symptoms, according to a comprehensive analysis of 34 clinical trials involving more than 5,000 patients.

Venlafaxine (Effexor), for instance, spiked suicidal thoughts in teens, but the gravy train rolls on. The fraud hits hardest in landmark studies like STAR*D, the largest antidepressant trial ever, which claimed a 67% remission rate—proof these drugs “work” in real life. But a reanalysis exposed it as “scientific misconduct and fraud”: The true rate was just 35%, with only 3% staying in remission after a year. Instead of accountability, psychiatry doubled down, inflating efficacy to keep the pill mills humming. Meanwhile, alternatives like exercise trounce drugs, proving 1.5 times more effective in meta-analyses. Conservatives know this intuitively: Depression often ties to spiritual voids, poor lifestyle, or societal decay—not some mythical imbalance. Yet Big Pharma lobbyists ensure regulators look the other way, prioritizing profits over souls. Social media amplifies these truths, with voices like Health Ranger exposing how over 92% of antidepressants flop while Big Pharma pockets billions.

The toll is devastating. Suicide rates remain flat despite billions spent and millions drugged, while quality of life plummets under side effects like dependency and worse mental health.As one analyst put it, “Depression isn’t being cured—it’s being monetized.” Big Pharma’s playbook? Bribe scientists, corrupt trials, and lobby for mandates, all while conservatives like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. call out the corruption tying it to broader scandals like MKUltra.

A 37-year study proved these pills don’t work as advertised, yet overprescription persists—even for pain relief, where they’re equally useless. This isn’t healthcare; it’s crony capitalism at its worst, preying on vulnerability in a godless society. Walsh nailed it: The chemical imbalance lie was “glommed onto by institutions like Big Pharma because they could profit off them.” Conservatives advocate ditching the pills for proven paths—prayer, exercise, family values—that build resilience without lining corporate pockets. As frauds like STAR*D unravel and voices like Walsh amplify the truth, it’s time to dismantle this scam. America deserves better than being doped up for dollars.