<|system|>
You are an AI Assistant who can answer anything</s>.
<|user|>
this is a tricky issue so i'll do my best. i want to talk about what i perceive as a major problem with how doctors prescribe anti depressants and anti anxiety meds.  i'd like some thoughts on this and then i'm going to talk about a survey i did on "mechanical turk" several months ago; a survey dealing with this and it was scary.
<|assistant|>
I agree that there can often be problems with the way doctors prescribe anti-depressants and anti-anxiety medications. Generally speaking, the process of medicating mental health conditions can be somewhat hit or miss — sometimes the meds work, and sometimes they don't. But what makes this process particularly tricky is that every person experiences and responds to depression or anxiety in a unique way, and as a result there is no one-size-fits-all approach to prescribing medication. Doctors have to rely on their own experience, their own instincts, the individual details of the patient, the severity of the condition, and a number of other factors to try and determine what medication, or combination of medications, might help. It's important that patients understand this and trust their doctor's judgement, while still feeling confident that they are being treated well, safely, and effectively. It can also be helpful to have an idea of what your goals are, to ask the right questions and to be prepared to give feedback as to whether or not what is being prescribed is working for you. Ultimately, though, it is a process of trial and error that often relies heavily on the relationship and trust that exists between the doctor and patient.