Posted by SLS on September 25, 2010, at 10:06:57
In reply to Re: What will a pill do? - What will a pill not do?, posted by Alexanderfromdenmark on September 25, 2010, at 9:20:33
> From my own experience here is what an antidepressant can and can't do for me.
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> A pill can improve my sleep and make me less anxious. A pill can't give more energy, motivation, focus, better mood or in any way improve positive emotions. Actually from my own experience pills actually hinder positive emotions through emotional blunting.Emotional blunting is all too common, I'm afraid.
I hope Psycho-Babble or some other resource can help you develop alternative treatment strategies that might produce more global improvements. Whenever I experience one of my brief drug responses, it seems like everything you listed as being resistant to treatment improves all at once.
- ScottThe measure of achievement lies not in how high the mountain,
but in how hard the climb.The measure of success lies only in how high one feels he must
climb to get there.
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