Posted by linkadge on November 19, 2007, at 20:29:21
In reply to What is addiction?, posted by seldomseen on November 19, 2007, at 20:01:16
>"drug addiction is a chronic, relapsing disease >characterized by compulsive drug seeking"
>Not sure if SSRI use meets that characterization.
Well, when a steady supply of a drug is provided by a doctor, one needn't seek it out.
If you, all of a sudden abruptly halted america's supply of SSRI's, it would be interesting to see what people might do to get the next dose.
Also, those who cannot quit paxil or other SSRI's for that matter, are compelled to take them regularly. They therefore do take it compulsivly. Ie, they are compelled to take the drug to avoid withdrawl symptoms.
Getting off of SSRI's can be chronic and relapsing too. It took me like 10 attempts to get off an SSRI before I could quit for longer than a month. And here I am, back at this site, wanting to get back on one.
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