Posted by linkadge on June 6, 2007, at 6:39:26
In reply to Re: Depression is unfortunate brain chemistry » linkadge, posted by Iansf on June 5, 2007, at 19:18:21
>I've taken numerous antidepressants. None of >them made me a zombie or desensitized me, at >least not in a negative way. I was less >sensitive to criticism, but I did not lose my >ability to empathize with others or feel moved >by events. Your characterization of how these >drugs work grossly misrepresents many people's >experiences. The ADs you've taken may have had >that effect on you, but they definitely don't >have that effect on everyone. Your argument in >this regard is highly flawed.
If it were only my individual case then I'd be inclined to believe you. Unfortunately the emotional desensitization that often occurs with SSRI's or SNRI's is quite widespread. Even so much that prominant authors such as Healy have felt compelled to coment.One logical fallacy people often fall into is that if I got better while taking the drug, then the drug must be responsable.
Its the same kind of logical fallacy that draws people to continue using rabits feet, q-ray bracelets, etc, etc.
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