Posted by Quintal on February 17, 2007, at 11:48:41
In reply to Re: Havidol FAQ, posted by linkadge on February 17, 2007, at 8:19:45
Q: I've heard some things recently about "HAVIDOL and sociopathology". Where can I get more information about the social effects of HAVIDOL?
A: HAVIDOL does not increase antisocial behavior in the patient. It may decrease the patient's sense of moral responsibility or social conscience. There is little documentation to support this claim other than the observations of those not undertaking treatment with HAVIDOL.
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Meow...........! There is some truth in that I have to admit. One incident I remember from when I was taking Celexa was driving past a school when all the kids were coming out at home time. I thought of slowing down to be safe, but then thought "What the Hell, doesn't matter if one little sprog gets killed so long as I get to work on time......". Another time I started Remeron at night. The next morning I was leafing through the newspaper and saw a photo of a starving child in Africa for the 'Band Aid 20; Do they know it's Christmas' campaign. I would normally be moved to compassion by something like that, but instead I felt numb and only thought "If he was really hungry he would find a way to feed himself. He's just looking for sympathy and I'm not giving him my money just so he can sit on his a*se all day in the sun." At that point I had enough insight to realize that this was abnormal for me, but I wonder if the same would be true after taking it for a few weeks? Insouciance in a pill.
I observed the same thing with a friend I email with. He started Celexa (his first drug to treat social anxiety) and I noticed he became markedly less compassionate with my own struggles and turned cold towards me with phrases like "you're just going to have to get on with it mate". There's not necessarily anything bad about that of course, but having known him for a while it was so out of character and I found it quite alarming.
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