Posted by Converted on May 19, 2009, at 8:05:33
I've always been highly skeptical of the claimed efficacy of SSRIs, for reason that most of you are probably familiar with. These include (1) selective publication of study results by pharmaceutical companies, (2) numerous studies showing similar efficacy to placebos, (3) scanty evidence for the monoamine hypothesis of depression, and (4) aggressive and deceptive SSRI marketing practices by pharmaceutical companies.
But after my depression became so severe that it cost me my job this February, I finally sought psychiatric help out of desperation. I told the doctor that I would take Zoloft as she recommended, but that I had no confidence it would work. Omitting many important details, the short story is that over 14 weeks (with the addition of Wellbutrin) I slowly but surely progressed from constant suicidal ideation to emotional stability; furthermore, I now feel more emotionally sound than I have in perhaps 5 years.
Now I don't know what to think about these meds!
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