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What do SSRIs really do to your emotions?

A major Oxford study (by researchers supportive of antidepressants) explored the lived experiences of SSRI users (experiences not captured by RCTs). What participants revealed about emotional blunting is disturbing…

Emotional side-effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors: qualitative study. 2018 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/the-british-journal-of-psychiatry/article/emotional-sideeffects-of-selective-serotonin-reuptakeinhibitors-qualitative-study/88C72E9EA0961CDE777C2FDCDBCE1CA9

So here we go

1. General flattening of all emotions: Most participants said their emotions felt ‘dulled’ ‘numbed’ or ‘blocked’ by SSRIs. Some couldn’t feel at all, and just thought about how they should feel. Even joy, grief or love often felt distant or ‘fake’....

2. Loss of positive emotions: Nearly all participants described a marked drop in joy, excitement, love, affection and passion. They no longer…