Posted by bleauberry on December 9, 2009, at 17:44:55
In reply to Antidepressants linked to major personality change, posted by herpills on December 8, 2009, at 18:44:37
Antidepressants linked to major personality change
As in loss of interest in God, loss of interest in lifelong hobbies, loss of caring for family members, increase of "me" first the other fellow second attitudes (should be God first, the other fellow second, myself last), noninterest in things everyone else is interested in, suddenly being outgoing and energetic when your whole life you were naturally quiet and reserved? And so on.
For sure ADs can change personality. For the better and the worse. One can reach remission but also become a totally different person...maybe in a good way and maybe in a bad way. Different for sure.
ADs completely obliterated my depression for some years. But it was strange, because I had also become a considerably different person while on those drugs. An excellent worker, high achiever, but very poor with friends, family, and social activities. I was different. Not the same.
A few people however do find the remission that returns themselves to the orignals they were.
I don't think this study even mentioned the common thing we see here all the time...
the apathetic motivationless emotional lebotomy effect...no depression, but no spark either. That's a pretty significant personality change that happens a lot. No mention of it by the researchers however.
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