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In my experience, they were quite upfront about the fact that it was an anti-depressant that had the effect of aiding quitting smoking, because it fairly obviou
by fatbird 9y ago
In my experience, they were quite upfront about the fact that it was an anti-depressant that had the effect of aiding quitting smoking, because it fairly obviously dealt with the predictable effects of trying to quit smoking: anxiety, depression, irritability. You're making it sound like a stealth SSRI channel, and it's not.
- yeukhon 9y agoI am not sure if all physicans have adequate training on psychoatic drugs, but giving SSRI to a patient with both bipolar and personality disorder can have very negative effects. So if a non-psychiatrist prescribing antidepressant to someone without adequate psychatric evaluation (and evaluation can be off too), you can end up making the patient ill. So if I were given SSRI to quit smoking, my mental health may get even more worse. Disclaimer: have bipolar and personality disorder.
- fatbird 9y agoI understand. I also understand that even with a psychiatrist prescribing it appropriately, with full evaluation and diagnosis for depression, a particular SSRI can make the patient worse, not better. I've had friends spend years working through various prescriptions (and combinations) to find what worked, and it often included some hellish periods when they felt far worse until they hit on the right drug(s).
- yeukhon 9y agoYeah. In fact, I think psychotic prescription is a trial and error treatment. It sucks.