Posted by Questionmark on November 15, 2007, at 3:13:39
In reply to Re: SSRI Apathy- This is the *True* SSRI response! » Questionmark, posted by Phillipa on November 12, 2007, at 18:19:19
Oh, sorry. Then in that case the answer to your question "Why am I the only person they seem to do the opposite to rev me up and then horrible side effects?" is, in my thinking (and in the simplest of terms, of course), because your "serotonin system" (so to speak) is probably not very under-active, or at least maybe that certain of your serotonin receptors (specifically 5-HT2A[?]) are getting activated on a relatively normal to excessive level. Then with the SSRI it just resulted in too much 5-HT (esp.ly 5-HT2A?, for ex.) receptor activation and, hence, anxiety.
Or your dr. just put you on too high a dose of the SSRI than was necessary.
> No not bipolar MDD with anxiety. That's my official diagnosis thanks for the response. Phillipa
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