I think most data are anecdotal insofar as this question, but the real
question is do we have accurate long tern data of short term use of
SSRI's and have these drugs really helped that many people who have had
short term reactive depression. IMHO, the answer is no. Most people who
are on SSRI's today, once a diagnosis is made, continue to have their
medication altered and titrated to a theoretically effective plateau.
Is there such a plateau? I am not sure the data support this.

Long term double blind studies that would give us truly acceptable data
inasmuch as these types of drugs go, is simply not possible to obtain
for ethical and logistical reasons. So answers that are truly valid
within the confidence limits of modern biostatistics are just not, and
never will, be available. One example of problems related to this type
of data IMHO is the situation with Ritalin, Adderall and ADD/ADHD. It
seems to me that anecdotally, we set these children up (in other words
we prime them) for drug addiction susceptibility later in life. I
include myself in this subset. All I have are anecdotal data, but it
seems to me that we can predict a higher likelihood of addiction to
opiates and cocaine with childhood Ritalin use; however, I do not see
an increase in methamphetamine or  benzodiazepine (or other
sedative/hypnotic dependence including alcohol) from Ritalin.

Anyone who has similar anecdotal perceptions, please chime in>

(Dr.) MobiusDick