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The drugs still work though, even if not by the mechanism that they thought.
by amanaplanacanal 2y ago
The drugs still work though, even if not by the mechanism that they thought.
- Levitating 2y agoOnly with very severe cases of depression, where the SSRIs work by numbing all emotion, positive or negative. For mild to medium cases, a placebo gives a similar effect. If you want I could dig for the paper I am thinking of.
- gruez 2y agoNot sure which paper you're referring to, but the general claim has been rebutted by a psychiatrist: https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/07/ssris-much-more-than-you-wanted-to-know/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/07/ssris-much-more-than-y... (under #4 and 5)
- Bankli 2y agoAnecdotally, they didn't work in my case. I had a numb penis for it, though.
- lm28469 2y agoIt works the same way morphine fixes a broken leg, by treating the symptoms