Posted by Chairman_MAO on March 2, 2006, at 18:48:51
In reply to Re: The Truth Do SSRI's and SSNRI's Work For Anyone? » Phillipa, posted by SLS on March 2, 2006, at 18:00:41
Of course they work. They block SE and NE uptake. If that's the effect you're looking for, they will do the job.
For myself and many people, the untoward effects outnumber the positive effects. It is hard to say that they "work" if I am sexually dysfunctional, cannot concentrate, cannot cry, feel apathetic, feel extremely compelled to abuse drugs (I have heard quite a few people say that they compulsively used alcohol for the first time on SSRIs...I even read a magazine column whose author related that experience), and on top of that notice only the slightest improvement in social phobia and an actual worsening of general anxiety. And so many people have reported similar things that I cannot come to any other conclusion other than emotional blunting _IS_ the primary psychological effect of SSRIs.
Those that feel genuinely WELL for a long period of time while taking them seem to be the exception to the norm.
Did you ever experience relief from SSRIs? I do not recall hearing you ever mention it either way, but I'm sure you have and I forgot.
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