Newcastle psychologist Michelle Heaton has seen many people's lives saved with medication, especially people with bipolar and psychotic disorder. However, she does wish people would talk about over-prescription and misuse of mental health drugs. She feels some Australians are using them like lollies or Ibuprofen.
"It's just our world today. It's sped up so much we often think stress levels are normal, and it's not. People are going and getting antidepressants thinking it's normal and it's just not," she says.
