Posted by tabitha on June 19, 2002, at 4:55:02
In reply to Re: Great article on SSRIs and emotional blunting » tabitha, posted by Ritch on June 18, 2002, at 13:36:08
I agree there's something very "biological" about depression once it takes hold, but I think there could be psychological triggers that start it. I don't know of any therapies that make nearly as much difference as meds though.I suspect this author is kind of anti-med, in a Puritan sort of way (we should feel pain because pain builds character). I doubt if he understands what miserable and useless suffering severe depression really is.
I just appreciated the reminder that NO ONE KNOWS what causes depression, and NO ONE KNOWS why the meds alleviate it. The drugs create a whole host of changes, not all of them positive, and pulling us out of depression is just one of the effects. I don't think doctors appreciate this or fully inform us of what to expect.
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