Yes I agree it stops depression, but we pay a very high price, I I have evidence from several pharmacological journals, which suggest that Citalopram, an SSRI induces apathy and indifference, causes tiredness and is sedating
And so you become indifferent and emotions blunted.
Apathy is defined as diminished motivation and little goal- directed behaviour.
Look up Ssri induced apathy Syndrome, It seems ironic that you may suffer from depression a debilitating mental illness and have no interest in doing things, as a symptom of your depression which can have a myriad of causative factors.
Only to be given a drug which induces indifference and from my experience, total apathy.
However, when you tell your GP, he will say the apathy is from your depression. Lol,( we need a little humour)As well as no libido.
From my time of being on this so-called anti-depressant, I would equate it to a chemical lobotomy. When I cited these evidence based, peer reviewed psychiatric journal articles to my GP her advice, was to tear them up. !
I have no wish to alarm, only expose the truth, I would welcome other people's viewpoints. And if you wish to switch, meds you have to go through a protracted withdrawal of the first drug, before you can start a different medication not knowing what these new side-effects will be.
I believe that an anti- depressant with a dopamine agonist ,does provide some motivation. My humble opinion from my personal experiece.Thanks.for reading.
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