Posted by Deneb on January 14, 2013, at 17:25:02
In reply to SSRI's and pleasure feelings, posted by poser938 on January 13, 2013, at 12:44:31
SSRI's (Zoloft and Prozac are the only ones I've ever taken) don't seem to really increase feelings of pleasure for me, but they do seem to numb my negative feelings a bit.
It's hard to tell because I'm one of those persons who doesn't really get any side effects or is aware of how I feel.
Now that I'm off all SSRI's and meds I'm finding there is a bit of a difference. I'm way more sensitive when it comes to reading tragic stories. I cry very easy, and sometimes I don't even know what triggers it. It's not a problem though because it doesn't affect me much.
For example, I just read about that Swartz guy, the young man who killed himself recently and I just find the whole story so tragic that I can't help but cry every time I think of it. But, I don't cry when crying would be inappropriate, like at work. It's kind of weird.
When I was still on SSRI's, that type of crying didn't happen often. I was more numb.
Pdoc doesn't think this is a problem because it probably just means I'm a bit sensitive. It's not affecting my life negatively. It's normal, just a part of the human condition.
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