SSRI's

NoPassengers · 2018-11-14T18:54:20+00:00

You just need a plan to go with them. Anti-depressants are rarely a cure but they might help you feel 5% better and then you can use that 5% to finally get into an exercise routine that helps you feel 30% better and then you can use that 30% to start pursuing your other goals which help you feel a lot better and so on. Eventually you wean off the pills when your happiness has developed enough buoyancy to stay up without them. The pitfall is expecting them to do all the work for you and just ramping up dosages when they fail to cure you overnight.

It’s also probably worth mentioning that during the short period I was on an SSRI it took me a verrrry long time to reach orgasm. This could be a good thing or a bad thing depending on the individual.

THE_EVIL_EYE_IS_REAL · 2018-11-15T01:20:32+00:00

Smoke some weed instead or take some edibles. 5-10mg dose will do the trick.

kril89 · 2018-11-14T23:55:33+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQUgd9GQtoQ

This was pretty good, give it a listen/watch

W_O_M_B_A_T · 2018-11-15T03:08:15+00:00

Prozac can have a paradoxical effect and cause acute depression or panic attacks. This can be the case with almost any serotoninergic drug but Prozac is particularly known for this issue.

For other people it's like coming our of a long dark tunnel into sunlight. So, it may help you, but try other options first.

boy_named_su · 2018-11-14T22:21:51+00:00

If you feel like killing yourself go to Emergency right now

Otherwise, I'd get your testosterone and vitamin D tested first. Do you take Omega 3s? How much walking in the sunshine do you get? Are you lifting? Eating real food?

faustian_talos · 2018-11-15T12:27:26+00:00

Prozac was a life changer for me.

I started 20 mg, then 30mg and finally 40 mg. After 6 months I came back to 30 mg.

Only side effect is vivid dreams. First 3 months were tough but nothing compared to what I experienced before it. I have had extreme anxiety and depression - meaning no sleep, no appetite, no libido, no motivation, no sociability. After 3 months on Prozac, I could finally sleep, eat and fuck.

It was one of the better decisions I made - to trust my psychiatrist who told me that I needed it.

Aptote · 2018-11-14T21:18:39+00:00

stay away from them, they are poison and dangerous

Title	SSRI's
Author	rhinoglue
Upvotes	7
Comments	23
Date	November 14, 2018 6:36 PM UTC (7 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/askTRP
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