Posted by g_g_g_unit on November 8, 2010, at 7:03:27
In reply to Re: SSRI's and underlying conditions » g_g_g_unit, posted by ggggg123 on November 8, 2010, at 6:26:50
Well, like I say, my case is unique in that I have *never* known what it's like to be able to freely direct myself towards extrinsically rewarding tasks. I would watch roommates and so forth pour through whole books in a day in utter bafflement (I would take months at a time to finish books).
I think SSRIs blunted my ability to pursue pleasurable activities (where I could naturally concentrate easier), so I was always just kind of left in this weird fog.
I spent forever demonizing them, but there's no way they're responsible for my depression (I never stayed on any long enough to suffer any discontinuation effects). I guess they just work better as a temporary adjunct for people who were able to function normally prior to depression, and don't have some chronic condition like ADD or OCD. I wish I was part of that population.
> ye I agree, I have always had add problems, but never extreme, do you think the ssri's played a part in your retarded depression? lol what you say might hold some truth, which means a percentage of people are susceptible to anhedonia whilst taking ssris, but if the dose was high enough, surely anybody would experience anhedonia on an ssri? post ssri anhedonia, is obviously more rare and maybe we have some sort of genetic predisposition. SSRI anhedonia is so widely accepted and acknowledged, psychs say that it is part of the ssri's therapeutic effect, they blunt your emotions reducing anxiety and emotional turmoil.
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