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Funnily enough the one I used to take (Escitalopram) apparently has been found to begin permanently altering brain function after only a few hours of first inge

by Mo3 4y ago

Funnily enough the one I used to take (Escitalopram) apparently has been found to begin permanently altering brain function after only a few hours of first ingestion. I was pretty happy with it. No pun intended

ratww 4y ago
Also a happy customer of that one. It worked great for me even with a low dosage and didn’t otherwise negatively impact anything else.
- coffee_beqn 4y ago
  How long were you on and what made you go off it? Four months in I’m feeling better now but I don’t think I want to take it forever
  - Mo3 4y ago
    Not comment OP but I got off recently after about 1.5 years - still very happy :) Although admittedly I did have some infrequent spouts of rebound symptoms for a few weeks, but those were pretty manageable. Also, kind of happy to be off it right now honestly, heat is something that doesn’t go along well at all with SSRIs.
  - ratww 4y ago
    For me it was around the same time Mo3 mentioned they took, maybe a bit more than one year and a half. It's been long, so I don't remember precisely. However I was in a quite sorry state before... I was having several panic attacks a week. My therapy alone was also not working well, I was doing twice a week. After starting it, everything started falling into place. I never had a panic attack again. I never had any downside whatsoever from taking them (didn't know they don't go well with summer!), including the regular complaints, it wasn't really a burden on me other than having to buy them monthly and take them every day.
    - janeerie 4y ago
      I would like to see more discussion of the role of SSRIs in treating anxiety, rather than depression (which always seems to be the default focus). I also suffered from panic that went away completely with SSRIs. I have never had issues with depression, but these medications gave me my life back.
      - ratww 4y ago
        Interestingly the reasoning from my doctor for me taking Escitalopram was that it was good for anxiety, so I guess there's at least some anecdotal evidence from doctors about its efficacy...
        Mo3 4y ago
        Escitalopram is specifically prescribed for anxiety disorder at least in my country of residence. I think it’s considered one of the top options for GAD/panic disorder generally. Did wonders for my anxiety too.
PragmaticPulp 4y ago
Source? Im not aware of research that shows “permanent” alterations from a single dose, unless someone is really stretching the definition of “permanent” Pointing to alterations isn’t really helpful without context. An anti-depressant should induce long-term helpful alterations in order to alleviate symptoms.
- Mo3 4y ago
  https://www.mpg.de/8426203/escitalopram-brain https://www.mpg.de/8426203/escitalopram-brain

by Mo3 4y ago

ratww 4y ago

Also a happy customer of that one. It worked great for me even with a low dosage and didn’t otherwise negatively impact anything else.

coffee_beqn 4y ago
How long were you on and what made you go off it? Four months in I’m feeling better now but I don’t think I want to take it forever
- Mo3 4y ago
  Not comment OP but I got off recently after about 1.5 years - still very happy :) Although admittedly I did have some infrequent spouts of rebound symptoms for a few weeks, but those were pretty manageable. Also, kind of happy to be off it right now honestly, heat is something that doesn’t go along well at all with SSRIs.
- ratww 4y ago
  For me it was around the same time Mo3 mentioned they took, maybe a bit more than one year and a half. It's been long, so I don't remember precisely. However I was in a quite sorry state before... I was having several panic attacks a week. My therapy alone was also not working well, I was doing twice a week. After starting it, everything started falling into place. I never had a panic attack again. I never had any downside whatsoever from taking them (didn't know they don't go well with summer!), including the regular complaints, it wasn't really a burden on me other than having to buy them monthly and take them every day.
  - janeerie 4y ago
    I would like to see more discussion of the role of SSRIs in treating anxiety, rather than depression (which always seems to be the default focus). I also suffered from panic that went away completely with SSRIs. I have never had issues with depression, but these medications gave me my life back.
    - ratww 4y ago
      Interestingly the reasoning from my doctor for me taking Escitalopram was that it was good for anxiety, so I guess there's at least some anecdotal evidence from doctors about its efficacy...
      - Mo3 4y ago
        Escitalopram is specifically prescribed for anxiety disorder at least in my country of residence. I think it’s considered one of the top options for GAD/panic disorder generally. Did wonders for my anxiety too.

PragmaticPulp 4y ago

Source? Im not aware of research that shows “permanent” alterations from a single dose, unless someone is really stretching the definition of “permanent” Pointing to alterations isn’t really helpful without context. An anti-depressant should induce long-term helpful alterations in order to alleviate symptoms.

Mo3 4y ago
https://www.mpg.de/8426203/escitalopram-brain https://www.mpg.de/8426203/escitalopram-brain