Posted by jedi on March 28, 2006, at 2:24:02
In reply to amotivational syndrome, posted by lostforwards on March 25, 2006, at 13:44:07
> has anybody heard of this? Can antidepressants make someone lazy?
>This happened to me after long term use of SSRIs. They took the edge off of the depression, but made me feel like I could not accomplish anything. To make matters worse, I didn't really care. What's the difference between ignorance and apathy? - I don't know and I don't care.
JediHere are several abstracts concerning the apathy syndrome and SSRIs:
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor-induced apathy: a pediatric case series.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=16553543&query_hl=18&itool=pubmed_docsumSSRI-induced apathy syndrome: a clinical review.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15330228&query_hl=18&itool=pubmed_docsumOlanzapine in the treatment of apathy in previously depressed participants maintained with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors: an open-label, flexible-dose study.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=12019662&query_hl=30&itool=pubmed_docsumAmotivational syndrome associated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in children and adolescents.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=11436958&query_hl=30&itool=pubmed_docsumApathy and indifference in patients on fluvoxamine and fluoxetine.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=2124218&query_hl=30&itool=pubmed_DocSum
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