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The only antidepressant that has ever worked for me. Am I a little concenred about long term side effects? Maybe. But in the meantime, life doesn’t feel so incredibly difficult and heavy
Feb 17, 2024
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my first post in ages… sorry was so fucking depressed but i think my antidepressants are working. SO i recommend bupropion (generic Wellbutrin) the XL version cause you only have to take it once a day and I think I appreciate the small things in life again
May 17, 2024
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basically i feel totally normal most of the time but my depressive symptoms are less intense and don’t last as long. also doesn’t affect other aspects of my life that some other antidepressants have been said to affect. big fan tbh
Feb 22, 2024
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Honestly, I regret going on SSRIs at a young age (14). I had a lot of side effects that I didn’t yet have the vocabulary to describe. I also feel like I blindly trusted psychiatry a little too much, by not looking into the pros and cons. I feel like I have some permanent brain fog and sexual dysfunction, but it’s impossible to tell what’s actually from the SSRIs.
But they’re very effective. To this day, my psychiatrist still insists I should go back on SSRIs (he’s known me since I was 15, I’m 21 now) and that I was doing better when I was on them.
If you have bad depression and a developed frontal lobe SSRIs may very well be the right decision for you. I don’t want to sound like I’m completely against it or scare you because these can be life-saving drugs.
That being said, Wellbutrin has a much milder side effect profile but is less widely effective (they work well for some people, but less people). I‘m on it now and I don‘t have any bad side effects. It also has the added bonus of doubling as a smoking cessation aide, which is good if you have a nicotine problem.
See what works for you. If SSRIs have too many bad side effects for you, try a different class of antidepressant. If Wellbutrin is ineffective, try SSRIs.
Everyone is affected differently.
Feb 15, 2024
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An hour long stoner sludge metal album that my coworkers often blast over the office speakers. Music for the high fantasy enthusiast stuck in a 9-5; I recommend reading the lore
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someone once said that the only way to be happy in New York City is to learn how to be happy for your friends. treat their successes as your successes. this advice has been indispensable for me.
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