More Americans are being diagnosed with depression and prescribed antidepressant medication now than ever before. The top two prescription antidepressant medications reached nearly 4.5 billion in sales in 2006 and have only grown. So where does this modern epidemic stem from? Some experts believe that it may be a misdiagnosis.

Many times, prescription drugs are the first line of treatment and this often becomes an obstacle in the patient's road to health and empowerment. In the extreme, it can lead to addiction and more problems than the patient started out with.