I look away for 5 seconds and the BBC did another stupid story on SSRIs, why am I not surprised #panorama #ssris #mentalhealth #antidepressants

Cardiovascular toxicity induced by #ssris Analysis of spontaneous reports submitted to FAERS - PubMed https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37364503/ Let’s talk about the harms associated with SSRI’s which are primarily used without adjunctive psychotherapy and for oftentimes years at a time as we familiarize ourselves with the new paradigm of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapies with medicines like #ketamine #mdma and #psilocybin.

People using #SSRIs were 1.3x more likely to die if they got #COVID compared to non-SSRI users. (Apparently people on social media were advising to take SSRIs just to prevent COVID??) The study was with Danish adults, up to 60 days after positive RT-PCR test.

(IANAD, but I’m sure you’re already on SSRIs it’s best to keep taking them. The lesson here is don’t take SSRIs expressly to prevent COVID…)

#TWiVTLDR 4/

antidepressants

#art #DigitalArt #mentalhealth #medication #SSRIs #color #colour #mood

@boobury
@lavish
Listening to 145. Your asked for female shooters. Do you not know the tale behind the OG shooter in the 70’s? The boomtown rats can tell you!
https://youtu.be/FcZW0GFLSdw
#bts
#sch3m3s
#teenshooter
#mcdonalds
#SSRIs
#nothing2Chere

Finally new research suggests other factors such as tryptophan deficiency as well as other neurotransmitters may influence depression, not just serotonin #SSRIs #Depression #Tryptophan
https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-cause-of-depression-is-probably-not-what-you-think-20230126/

Antidepressants can take away enjoyment along with emotional pain, research suggests | The Independent
#SSRIs
#Antidepressants
#EmotionalBlunting

Scientists explain why SSRI medication can cause ’emotional blunting’

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/antidepressants-side-effects-emotions-positive-negative-b2267178.html

A widely-used class of #antidepressants, particularly for persistent or severe cases, is selective #serotonin reuptake #inhibitors (#SSRIs). These drugs target serotonin, a #chemical that carries messages between nerve cells in the brain and has been dubbed the ‘pleasure chemical’.
#Depression #Psychiatry #Neuroscience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2023/01/psyc01232301.html

@holly Just Wellbutrin XR and Adderall XR so far. I know #Vyvanse is on the short list, too, if this doesn't work well.
This isn't quite as stressful as finding the right #SSRI thankfully. Stepping up and down with various #SSRIS was murdering my mood for months.

A couple of new blog posts.

From me, a short unpost reflecting on this time of year: https://transponderings.blog/2023/01/04/betwixt-solstice-and-perihelion/

And from @kittycatkins, a post on coming off SSRIs: https://catpersonuk.wordpress.com/2023/01/04/tapering-ssris/

#perihelion #NewYear #solstice
#SSRIs #sertraline #withdrawal #anosognosia

#SSRIs #sertraline #zoloft etc might be seen as overrated - or similarly that #happiness itself is overrated. I think the role of SSRIs is more modest: That they can reduce anxiety. Increasing happiness, mitigating #depression - all that is multifactoral obvs. But I think #dopamine regulation, its effect on executive function, indirectly its influence on sense of meaning, purpose - that plus #serotonin reg - is a wider scoped path.

#SSRIs #sertraline #zoloft etc might be seen as overrated - or similarly that #happiness itself is overrated. I think the role of SSRIs is more modest: That they can reduce anxiety. Increasing happiness, mitigating depression - all that is multifactoral obvs. But I think #dopamine regulation, its effect on executive function, indirectly its influence on sense of meaning, purpose - that plus #serotonin reg - is a wider scoped path.

#SSRIs #sertraline #zoloft etc might be seen as overrated - or similarly that #happiness itself is overrated. I think the role of SSRIs is more modest: That they can reduce anxiety. Increasing happiness, mitigating depression - all that is multifactoral obvs. But I think #dopamine regulation, its effect on executive function, and then indirectly its influence on meaning, purpose - that plus #serotonin reg - is a wider scoped path.

#SSRIs #sertraline #zoloft etc might sometimes be seen as overrated - or similarly that #happiness itself is overrated. I think the role of SSRIs is more modest: That they can reduce anxiety. Incr happiness, mitigating depression - all thats multifactoral obvs. But I think #dopamine regulation, its effect on executive function, and then indirectly its influence on meaning, purpose - that plus #serotonin reg - is a wider scoped path.

#SSRIs #sertralinr #zoloft etc might sometimes be seen as overrated - or similarly that #happiness itself is overrated. I think the role of SSRIs is more modest: That they can reduce anxiety. Incr happiness, mitigating depression - all thats multifactoral obvs. But I think #dopamine regulation, its effect on executive function, and then indirectly its influence on meaning, purpose - that plus #serotonin reg - is a wider scoped path.

Oh, look, I forgot to take my pills this morning! That explains the noise-sensitivity, headache, unsteadiness, and impulsive anger boiling up.
Remember to take your meds, people.
#depression #SSRIs

Bro have you ever notice that #Zoloft smells like straight up vanilla cake?

#sertraline #antidepressants #ssri #SSRIs #moodstabilizers #depression #mooddisorders

Smug consumer #MichaelPollan wrote a positive book on the therapeutic use of #psychedelics. He cautions us to remember that in the 80s it was believed that #SSRIs were going to save the world, but few turned out to be only slightly better than #placebos.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/04/books/review/michael-pollan-how-to-change-your-mind.html