When I was younger, I tried a few SSRIs for major depressive disorder, and they mostly made me want to kill myself. Turns out anhedonia is far and away worse than feeling sad/depressed.
20 plus years later, I take an SNRI for emotional lability caused by a disorder of the nervous system, and it’s done wonders.
It was only mindfulness that saved me from depression, though. Took a while.
Edit: Also, alprazolam is a godsend if you have a doctor who prescribes it responsibly. It’s severely addictive and should be used on the rarest of occasions.
When I was younger, I tried a few SSRIs for major depressive disorder, and they mostly made me want to kill myself. Turns out anhedonia is far and away worse than feeling sad/depressed.
20 plus years later, I take an SNRI for emotional lability caused by a disorder of the nervous system, and it’s done wonders.
It was only mindfulness that saved me from depression, though. Took a while.
Edit: Also, alprazolam is a godsend if you have a doctor who prescribes it responsibly. It’s severely addictive and should be used on the rarest of occasions.