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Some people I know who have tried both legal anti-depressants and illegal drugs, and I can't see the difference, other than the legal one is patented. They bot
by Andys 18y ago
Some people I know who have tried both legal anti-depressants and illegal drugs, and I can't see the difference, other than the legal one is patented.
They both have pretty similar effects including fairly strong addiction.
- jibiki 18y agoIsn't this just BS, physiologically speaking? I have never heard of SSRIs increasing dopamine levels. Wikipedia even claims the opposite: "It is believed that sexual dysfunction is caused by an SSRI induced reduction in dopamine."
- mnemonicsloth 18y ago1. "Anti-depressant" is not synonymous with "SSRI". Benzodiazepines are also used to treat depression and can create a strong chemical dependency. 2. The concept of addiction is hard to define, and is becoming more so. Some drugs (marijuana springs to mind) can be considered addictive, but don't seem to cause the unthinking crave-gratify-repeat cycle you see with cocaine or nicotine. Some have argued that checking email or Facebook, playing MMORPGs, and "consuming" pornography are addictive.
- g__g 18y agoI second your take on addiction of drugs.