Posted by Bob on October 22, 2013, at 21:35:41
In reply to Do antidepressants worsen your depression?, posted by doxogenic boy on October 22, 2013, at 12:46:02
> Hi.
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> In this thread I would like to hear from those of you who have experienced that long-term use of antidepressants has worsened your depression and/or made you treatment-resistant. Did you feel better before you started with antidepressants?
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> I am satisfied with my meds, but it seems that there are a lot who dont get better.
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> There is some research that indicates that antidepressants worsen depression for some antidepressant users.
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> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20728491
> Excerpt from abstract above:
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> Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2011 Aug 15;35(7):1593-602.
> Epub 2010 Aug 20.
> The mechanisms of tolerance in antidepressant action.
> Fava GA, Offidani E.
> There is increasing awareness that, in some cases, long-term use of antidepressant drugs (AD) may enhance the biochemical vulnerability to depression and worsen its long-term outcome and symptomatic expression, decreasing both the likelihood of subsequent response to pharmacological treatment and the duration of symptom-free periods.
> Quote end.
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> Do you feel antidepressants have had this effect on you? How did they change your condition, and how long had you used antidepressants when your depression worsened?
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> - doxogenic
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Like most theories along these lines of thinking, I don't see a viable alternative for ameliorating the symptoms of someone who is experiencing a severe mental health issue. What are the alternatives to antidepressants?Bob
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