It’s interesting - one supposed impact of these drugs on men is loss of libido and/or erectile dysfunction…
I haven’t had these problems (lol), but have been left physically… Weakened, I guess? I feel frailer, and generally just… Not very good…
Dunno if I feel any more “compliant” or “normal”, but if the idea is to make us all into docile, “productive” zombies, I can kind of see why they might be pushed so much…
Though I’ve experienced zero benefits, personally, so I guess it hasn’t “worked” on me, in that sense.
Seems that women have a much higher rate of “success” on these drugs than men, which… Is perhaps unsurprising, considering all of this.
I was prescribed them years ago, took one pill and never ever again; I felt like dogshit afterwards. For me, exercise, sunlight, better diet and cutting out negative influences worked way better as a cure for depression.
My favourite of the listed potential side-effects was, hilariously, 'suicidal thoughts'. Just what you need in an anti-depressant.
Basically, I don’t think it necessarily changes that one way or the other (maybe it does for some people), but I’m told that, in some cases, the drugs give people the “motivation” they need to just go through with it…
For me, though, those thoughts are always there, regardless of whether I’m drugged up or not, so… Eh.
As you say, it’s about improving life circumstances. That’s the only way to get better.
I still feel like dogshit pretty much every day I take one of the pills, lol.
Supposedly it goes away, but it hasn’t for me, at least, as yet…
I wouldn't overthink it like that. The development of SSRI's were essentially a half-lucky diceroll that managed to, largely, be a surprisingly effective path to treating multiple psychiatric symptoms (anxiety, OCD, depression, anger and behavioral issues, etc). And they still don't "exactly" get how the second phase of therapeutic action actually works, because they can't easily trace or measure the effects past the first phase.
Back to what you're experiencing, probably somnolence? Or something in that general area of "unexcitable blahness" and feeling numb. There's a few possibilities, as it pertains to you: SSRI's might not be the optimal direction, the specific dosage might not be optimal, the effects from the specific manufacturer may not be optimal (see my other comment for further info), the drug itself (as opposed to another SSRI) may not be optimal. You "may" also find that you can reduce the side effects a bit if you take it at night instead of during the day.
I could "probably" help narrow things down on a few of these items, but it's still a bit of a crapshoot of trial and error. Which believe me, I have ranted to myself about quite a lot since having more recent issues. And for years I've been irritated how doctors don't simply utilize or provide more reliable diagnostic tools simply because it's not "convenient" (And there are tools that they basically use when they formulate the drugs. But the medical assumption has been that there'd be "little benefit" to using these to fine-tune treatment regiments)
Also, read my big ol' comment that I just barely posted for more info.
It’s interesting - one supposed impact of these drugs on men is loss of libido and/or erectile dysfunction…
I haven’t had these problems (lol), but have been left physically… Weakened, I guess? I feel frailer, and generally just… Not very good…
Dunno if I feel any more “compliant” or “normal”, but if the idea is to make us all into docile, “productive” zombies, I can kind of see why they might be pushed so much…
Though I’ve experienced zero benefits, personally, so I guess it hasn’t “worked” on me, in that sense.
Seems that women have a much higher rate of “success” on these drugs than men, which… Is perhaps unsurprising, considering all of this.
I was prescribed them years ago, took one pill and never ever again; I felt like dogshit afterwards. For me, exercise, sunlight, better diet and cutting out negative influences worked way better as a cure for depression.
My favourite of the listed potential side-effects was, hilariously, 'suicidal thoughts'. Just what you need in an anti-depressant.
Yeah, the suicidal thoughts thing is… Odd.
Basically, I don’t think it necessarily changes that one way or the other (maybe it does for some people), but I’m told that, in some cases, the drugs give people the “motivation” they need to just go through with it…
For me, though, those thoughts are always there, regardless of whether I’m drugged up or not, so… Eh.
As you say, it’s about improving life circumstances. That’s the only way to get better.
I still feel like dogshit pretty much every day I take one of the pills, lol.
Supposedly it goes away, but it hasn’t for me, at least, as yet…
I wouldn't overthink it like that. The development of SSRI's were essentially a half-lucky diceroll that managed to, largely, be a surprisingly effective path to treating multiple psychiatric symptoms (anxiety, OCD, depression, anger and behavioral issues, etc). And they still don't "exactly" get how the second phase of therapeutic action actually works, because they can't easily trace or measure the effects past the first phase.
Back to what you're experiencing, probably somnolence? Or something in that general area of "unexcitable blahness" and feeling numb. There's a few possibilities, as it pertains to you: SSRI's might not be the optimal direction, the specific dosage might not be optimal, the effects from the specific manufacturer may not be optimal (see my other comment for further info), the drug itself (as opposed to another SSRI) may not be optimal. You "may" also find that you can reduce the side effects a bit if you take it at night instead of during the day.
I could "probably" help narrow things down on a few of these items, but it's still a bit of a crapshoot of trial and error. Which believe me, I have ranted to myself about quite a lot since having more recent issues. And for years I've been irritated how doctors don't simply utilize or provide more reliable diagnostic tools simply because it's not "convenient" (And there are tools that they basically use when they formulate the drugs. But the medical assumption has been that there'd be "little benefit" to using these to fine-tune treatment regiments)
Also, read my big ol' comment that I just barely posted for more info.