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I have a coworker who got caught in that moddle ground as a teenager and is now middle-aged and still in an ssri. At some point can the brain still return to no

I have a coworker who got caught in that moddle ground as a teenager and is now middle-aged and still in an ssri. At some point can the brain still return to normal function if the chemicals are removed? Playing with feedback loops in my own body would terrify me. I suspect that is a major reason so few want to be in endocrinology. Its horrifically complex.

jesuscript 4y ago
I’d look to addicts and alcoholics that turn sober. Their feedback loops are way out of whack from years of drug/alcohol abuse. Yes, you do return to normal. It’s just that addicts and alcoholics cause so much social and legal issues that they bottom out of their psychological issues in a more serious way. If you are on a drug cocktail that mostly doesn’t let you fuck up your entire life, there will be no major turning point to snap you out of it. Clinically, this is a massive success. They are keeping people from being a complete disaster. However, the opposite of “not a complete disaster” isn’t necessarily “tremendously peaceful and happy life”. It can truly be the murky middle. It can go on forever in those cases.