>The best available evidence appears to show that there is more serotonin being released and used during depressive episodes, not less, the authors say. During

>The best available evidence appears to show that there is more serotonin being released and used during depressive episodes, not less, the authors say. During my brief stint on an SSRI I felt as numb as I ever had in the depths of depression, maybe even moreso - enough that I wasn't worried about how numb I was. I stopped taking them because of that, it felt backwards to me as well.