4 ms·

80% of everything is crap, including psychiatrists, plus if you take away SSRIs that's a huge chunk of their business. Upton Sinclair and all that.

malfist 2y ago
SSRIs kept me from killing myself. You should moderate your opinion. I'm sure you wouldn't advocate for taking away a diabetic's insulin of an organ recipients immunosuppressant
- sbrother 2y ago
  Thank you - same here. I hate how “trendy” it’s become to hate on SSRIs. Are they a silver bullet? no. Are they overprescribed? Maybe. But they’re one of the few useful treatments for debilitating depression and anxiety that we currently have.
  - SOLAR_FIELDS 2y ago
    The other interesting thing about SSRIs is that because 1. SSRIs are relatively safe 2. The actual mechanisms of action of SSRIs are not fully understood 3. SSRIs have been prescribed so widely in the last few decades SSRIs are extremely well studied in scientific literature. To be clear when I say well studied I mean that the corpus of literature is broad, not that the corpus is comprehensive to the point that it can be claimed a solved problem. If you would like lots of placebo blind controlled trials and a bunch of different ways of looking at the problem you will find a welcome home in SSRI's. Note also that I'm not saying SSRI's are a great solution to every problem simply because they are well studied. They just have a lot of data points for people to use to make informed decisions. Which is always a good thing - and it's a luxury you rarely get in pharmacology.
- deleted 2y ago
  [deleted]
- DANmode 2y ago
  > SSRIs kept me from killing myself. Conversely, we've heard this sentiment from people using their first cannabis, psychedelic, or even just their latest drink.
  - s1artibartfast 2y ago
    That may or may not be true. People are diverse in their psychology and situations. Sure, most or many people are probably exaggerating. That said, I have known a lot of suicidal people, and almost arbitrarily things can make a big difference.
  - olyjohn 2y ago
    It's true that a lot of people medicate themselves in various ways. It doesnt mean an SSRI doesn't work for a lot of people. This sounds like a very dismissive statement.
    - drzaiusx11 2y ago
      I self medicated before going on SSRIs, I can tell you that neither alcohol nor THC/CBD/CBN/CBG worked nearly as well as SSRIs for me personally.
- camgunz 2y ago
  Whoa I did not say that, and same here. Please read what I wrote more carefully.
- drzaiusx11 2y ago
  SSRIs (sertraline) gave me my life back. I don't have any appreciable side-effects and can live my life without crippling anxiety and depression. I started out with Wellbutrin, an SSRI alternative, and it caused short term memory loss and brain fog. I'm only functioning today due to SSRIs.

malfist 2y ago

SSRIs kept me from killing myself. You should moderate your opinion. I'm sure you wouldn't advocate for taking away a diabetic's insulin of an organ recipients immunosuppressant

sbrother 2y ago
Thank you - same here. I hate how “trendy” it’s become to hate on SSRIs. Are they a silver bullet? no. Are they overprescribed? Maybe. But they’re one of the few useful treatments for debilitating depression and anxiety that we currently have.
- SOLAR_FIELDS 2y ago
  The other interesting thing about SSRIs is that because 1. SSRIs are relatively safe 2. The actual mechanisms of action of SSRIs are not fully understood 3. SSRIs have been prescribed so widely in the last few decades SSRIs are extremely well studied in scientific literature. To be clear when I say well studied I mean that the corpus of literature is broad, not that the corpus is comprehensive to the point that it can be claimed a solved problem. If you would like lots of placebo blind controlled trials and a bunch of different ways of looking at the problem you will find a welcome home in SSRI's. Note also that I'm not saying SSRI's are a great solution to every problem simply because they are well studied. They just have a lot of data points for people to use to make informed decisions. Which is always a good thing - and it's a luxury you rarely get in pharmacology.
deleted 2y ago
[deleted]
DANmode 2y ago
> SSRIs kept me from killing myself. Conversely, we've heard this sentiment from people using their first cannabis, psychedelic, or even just their latest drink.
- s1artibartfast 2y ago
  That may or may not be true. People are diverse in their psychology and situations. Sure, most or many people are probably exaggerating. That said, I have known a lot of suicidal people, and almost arbitrarily things can make a big difference.
- olyjohn 2y ago
  It's true that a lot of people medicate themselves in various ways. It doesnt mean an SSRI doesn't work for a lot of people. This sounds like a very dismissive statement.
  - drzaiusx11 2y ago
    I self medicated before going on SSRIs, I can tell you that neither alcohol nor THC/CBD/CBN/CBG worked nearly as well as SSRIs for me personally.
camgunz 2y ago
Whoa I did not say that, and same here. Please read what I wrote more carefully.
drzaiusx11 2y ago
SSRIs (sertraline) gave me my life back. I don't have any appreciable side-effects and can live my life without crippling anxiety and depression. I started out with Wellbutrin, an SSRI alternative, and it caused short term memory loss and brain fog. I'm only functioning today due to SSRIs.