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If you’re been of anti depressants for a while, has it left you with any long term side effects ?

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GingerPussInBoots · 24/06/2025 13:03

A good friend of mine is suffering reallt bad with not being able to tolerate the heat at all
and he’s been off then for years now
so cross as I think they are so over prescribed, I know there a a place for them but the drs put peopel in these without warning of long term risks ao wondering if anyone else had this or other long term problems
and if you’ve had this heat problem have you found any things to help

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GingerPussInBoots · 24/06/2025 22:11

EmeraldRoulette · 24/06/2025 19:56

@GingerPussInBoots it would be better to phrase your concerns without a fake inflammatory title

With regards to the six months, I have been on various different ones and there are some with less of a taper on and off.

Looking at your post, generally it doesn't seem as if you're particularly well informed on this topic.

I think most of us have had questionable experiences with doctors. But your friend feeling the heat is not linked.

However, the irony here is if you are worried about your friend, he might need to see a doctor. Or he might just not be coping well with the heat.

A lot of people aren't coping well with heat at the moment. I suspect it's a lot hotter than they're saying, at least down here in the Southeast.

What on earth

that title so not fake in the slightest
😡

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EmpressaurusKitty · 24/06/2025 22:12

@Dominoeffecter
To be honest my suicidal depression was triggered by the bad relationship I was in, & the citalopram along with therapy helped me to get out of it, find a new home & a new job - & from there I started getting better.

I remember feeling that a duvet had been wrapped round my head & was slowly coming off, but that now I felt strong enough to manage without it.

Dominoeffecter · 24/06/2025 22:43

EmpressaurusKitty · 24/06/2025 22:12

@Dominoeffecter
To be honest my suicidal depression was triggered by the bad relationship I was in, & the citalopram along with therapy helped me to get out of it, find a new home & a new job - & from there I started getting better.

I remember feeling that a duvet had been wrapped round my head & was slowly coming off, but that now I felt strong enough to manage without it.

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I have had a year of therapy and I feel much better equipped to try without medication now but as you say if it creeps in ever again I’d go straight to the gp. Thank you for sharing x

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EmpressaurusKitty · 25/06/2025 05:21

Dominoeffecter · 24/06/2025 22:43

I have had a year of therapy and I feel much better equipped to try without medication now but as you say if it creeps in ever again I’d go straight to the gp. Thank you for sharing x

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Good luck!

BebeFitterLoco · 25/06/2025 06:03

tumblingdowntherabbithole · 24/06/2025 13:30

Sertraline destroyed my sex drive for years, even though I only took it for several months.

Now on paroxetine which suits me much better.

My sex drive is still high. It doesn't really matter anyhow as I will never be with a man again.

KPPlumbing · 25/06/2025 06:50

I'm on mirtazapine and it's given me zero side effects. It makes most people gain weight, but I've lost half a stone (due to a change in eating habits and exercise).

Sorry I know that doesn't relate to heat tolerance. It's not affected that either though.

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