Not sure what this means. I haven't been diagnosed with depression, but I did have a random panic attack a couple of years ago, which led into a period vague anxiety/dread. It was really strange how it came out of nowhere but the doc put me on an SSRI, which reduced those symptoms that had arisen. It also seemed to reduce irritability and a produced a drop in BP.
Anyway, reading this, now I am wondering if getting off the pills is something I should discuss with the doc. He said he'd work with me to stop them if and when I ever wanted but preferably not going into or in the middle of Winter. Just one article about one study but something to keep an eye on. I know there can be a relationship between depression and GAD.
Depression is not caused by a 'chemical imbalance' in the brain, say scientists
Research suggests that antidepressant use, which has risen steadily since the 90s, may not be the answer.metro.co.uk
Yep, that was my experience. Numb to the world and it was hard to reach climax. I fucking hated it, I hated it so much that it was probably the catalyst for to seek help from a therapist. Living that was was not living, at least for me.Should You Take Zoloft or Other Antidepressants Long Term?
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Not everyone will get every side effect, but on Reddit the number of people with SSRI-induced ED, or SSRI induced libido death, or can't orgasm.
The other ones I hear a lot are emotional numbness and weight gain.
I had a friend like that, he couldn't really have sex but he said his mood was improved. I was like, if you can't have sex how can your mood be better? I'd want to fucking hang myself just from that. Maybe if you get off that shit and slay some pussy you'll feel better.
It was a real rough patch in my life so I don't recall the amount of time I was on them, but I think it was less than 6 months. I was really ignorant about the right way to get off of them, I quit cold turkey...DO NOT RECOMMEND!!!! It was horrible, I got worse before I got better. Probably one of the lowest points in my life and I vividly recall having a panic attack the night before I was supposed to fly with my wife to her home town to see her family. Never had a a panic before or sense, it was not fun. I was sitting at the top of the stairs and my heart was pounding as if a fire squad was lined up across from me. My wife was awesome and supportive and told me to stay home. She called me probably every two hours that trip to make sure I was okay.
Is it not odd that you got an anxiety/panic attack and you were given anti depressants?
Skip the dangerous part, but definitely can second the physical activity part. Getting your body moving gets the endorphins flowing.
You know how hard it is to exercise when depressed? Fuck that, consistently go do something you find fun that just happens to get you moving, calculated danger got me out there on the daily.
Hello mentally unstable person, have you ever thought about incorporating death defying stunts into your life? .... what could possibly go wrong?
I agree and I should have put a qualifier on the dangerous part(edit made) but no where did I say death defying, when I first started small roll ins were challenging and a little scary. Going 10 MPH into a tall berm was a little scary, rolling anything made of wood etc.
That is weird, SSRI are like the easiest med to get. I'm not sure how useful they are for pure depression though. From what I understand, SSRI works better on depression that stems from chronic anxiety (or I guess if your depressed state causes you anxiety), which happens alot. By numbing you a bit, they allow you to chill and enjoy again what you used to.
