Are antidepressants useful ?

Shukakun · 2017-10-18T19:22:30+00:00

Depends on the type. Definitely don't get any kind of SSRI. They mainly affect serotonin, and what that basically does is remove feelings of discontent. Might vary from person to person, but what it did for me was make me less interested in attending class, eating well, working out etc. It basically made me more okay with being shit.

The noradrenaline- and/or dopamine-focused meds are better. They'll help you go from thought to action, and will diminish feelings of tiredness and laziness. I'm on them now and I'm going through a daily 24-task to-do list and enjoying it. Then again, I've been on that same med for months on end not fixing my life, just binging with pizza, porn and gaming for months on end. Meds will help you move in the right direction, but without the right mindset and purpose, you probably won't do shit anyway.

Also, remember there's no such thing as a free lunch. These things mess with your receptors. The longer you're artificially motivating yourself with meds, the longer it'll take before your baseline unmedicated motivation will go from diminished to normal once you actually stop taking the meds. So I'd say, if anything, use them for a few months to set up good, productive, responsible habits, then dump them. You don't want to be medicated for years on end, it isn't beneficial in the long run.

Love8Death · 2017-10-18T21:19:20+00:00

If you're functional, avoid them. If you can't get yourself to take a shower and go to work, maybe you need them. But they're not good to take by any means and fuck with your brain in unknown ways.

Title	Are antidepressants useful ?
Author	OreillerDeGlace
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Date	October 18, 2017 7:06 PM UTC (8 years ago)
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