Posted by doxogenic boy on October 19, 2013, at 16:06:20
In reply to Re: Irving Kirsch, placebos and antidepressants, posted by linkadge on October 19, 2013, at 11:49:46
> This is also a premise that I agree with. I have no doubt that antidepressants can induce some significant short term improvements. However, I think that it is difficult to fully recover while on the medications.
Yes, it seems like there are lots of antidepressant users who never find meds that work in the long run. Maybe they work at best a month or a year, and then it is trial and error again. It is well known that benzodiazepines can worsen anxiety and insomnia, so it shouldn't be a surprise if long-term use of antidepressants could worsen depression.
I wonder why there isn't more research into long-term effects and long-term side effects of antidepressants. Could it be so simple that it isn't profitable? Why should a pharmaceutical company use money to find bad things with their drugs?
> By supressing REM sleep, antidepressants but the brain in limbo.
SSRIs can cause frequent nightmares - could this harm the brain if it continues for years?
- doxogenic
Earlier TRD/anxiety
300 mg tianeptine, 6 X 50 mg successfully since Oct 2009
20 mcg liothyronine
40 mg escitalopram
100 mg trimipramine
50 mg agomelatine
600 mg quetiapine
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