[lm7272]

honestly really do not think you understand SSRIs or anti depressants at all man. Never once encountered people being unable to cry or feel negative things whilst on anti-depressants. Even if you have, to disregard antidepressants as some evil big pharma mind control is so incredibly narrow minded.

[mtlmtlmtlmtl]

I don't think GPs post generalises well(nor does any simple statement on psychopharmacology, everyone is and reacts differently), but I've spoken to many people who have reported emotional blunting from SSRIs. It's a fairly common complaint. Being "upbeat" from antidepressants also happens a lot to people with bipolar disorder, who are often misdiagnosed with and mistreated for depression before their first episode of hypomania/mania.

[alduin32]

Well that's the thing, we really don't understand the long-term effects of SSRIs. PSSD[1] is a thing, reports of long-term anhedonia and/or emotional numbness after quitting SSRIs are widespread.

The parent poser never said anything about "evil big pharama mind control", however "pharma companies trying to make money disregarding long-term health of patients" is not a particularly narrow-minded view, anti-depressants are used to put people back to work disregarding their long-term health, and widespread over-prescription of SSRIs by physicians (not even psychiatrists), even to children, is a thing as well.

If 15 years ago, when I was 16, someone had told me that these meds would potentially make me lose the ability to feel pleasure, I probably would'nt haven taken them, but there was no such warning.

[moritzwarhier]

Thank you. I have just deleted a long comment because I don't want to get into this discussion for my own well-being.

I was once told that ADs were as well-understood as insulin for diabetes. In retrospect I feel hard-pressed to find any other word for that than "blatant lie". I was 21 when I was put on Effexor.

[moritzwarhier]

I was on SSRIs for 7 years and I was unable to cry on them. While feeling extremely helpless and wanting to die often, unable to have sex etc

[Hit-squad-17]

I went from 10m of Lexapro to 20 during the lock down , been cutting down to 15 for a few months now . Taking it slow ... Cause when I quit abruptly a few years ago... I caught myself , while gazing at my 12 year old ... "I'm gonna miss him" .... that scared me, I'm not suicidal OR homicidal but .... having that thought freaked me out .... so I started taking them again . I hate it . I feel like it's why I don't care to have sex Scared

[bozhark]

And hand waving all the suicides is rather obtuse