Posted by SLS on January 19, 2016, at 20:48:34
In reply to Re: why SSRI's don't work for so many?, posted by Christ_empowered on January 15, 2016, at 13:46:46
> for whatever reason, ssri drugs became the standard pills for depression.
Part of the reason is that SSRIs are not as toxic as TCAs in overdose. Also, they were touted as having virtually no side effects when they first came out, particularly anticholinergic effects. After Prozac made the cover of Newsweek magazine, it was considered to be a miracle cure. Doctors have been pretty stubborn about returning to TCAs, even when several other classes of ADs have failed. I would rather deal with the dry mouth of desipramine than the anorgasmia and amotivation associated with SSRIs. Additionally, I find that the anti-cholinergic/pro-noradrenergic side effects of desipramine and nortriptyline diminish over time. I don't like SSRIs.
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