Posted by Hordak on January 16, 2019, at 9:38:52
In reply to Re: SSRIs work by numbing emotions? - Myth?, posted by linkadge on January 15, 2019, at 15:55:03
That's the mystery. Why does it happen with some SSRIs, but not with others?
I don't have a clue ^^> I agree with the notion that SSRIs can reduce the range of emotional experience, but I also agree that this is not the primary or intended effect.
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> The SSRI induced reduction in dopamine seems like a plausible explanation. For example, SSRIs can cause sexual dysfunction, which alone would make it difficult to experience a certain facet of human emotion.
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> I only notice this because I have tried other medications which either don't have this effect, or have it to a lesser degree.
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> For example, I noticed the effect was minimal for, say, 10mg of citalopram, but more prominant at 20mg. Citalopram alone disrupted my sleep, which could certainly contribute.
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> I noticed the effect was significant with citalopram, and less so with prozac and sertaline. I never tried paxil long enough to say for sure.
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