i think it really depends upon the person and their unique situation as to whether drugs can help or not. I found the Zoloft/Prozac kind aggravated my dissociation, however Effexor worked well and wasnt too sedating (hate older sedating antidepressants as well) until i doubled the dose and got an allergic reaction. Even if you take natural remedies you can still end up living amongst the pill bottles, and it does get a bit tiresome balancing them all out but if it keeps people from suicide then thats a positive in my book. It would be nice if there was a miracle drug/technique for PTSD but obviously thats not going to happen until they invent that Men-In-Black memory zapper (now how useful would THAT be!). I still think the prevalence of prescription drugs in society today is a damning indictment. What i see as the cause of this drugged society is the lack of social support networks and the individualisation of mental illness. As well as the big bucks to be made in meds!