Comment on If you went to an island, and formed a new country and forcibly inject everyone there with a drug that makes them happy, you new country could surpass Finland as the "Happiest country in the world"

Flax_vert@feddit.uk ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• erin@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Please, do not repeat this, because it's terrible advice that causes people that otherwise could benefit greatly from antidepressants to avoid them completely. Don't spread misinformation.

  It's true that antidepressants don't make you happy, but they don't categorically make you feel nothing. Every person works differently, and a drug that for some regulates emotion and prevents stress in others suppresses emotional extremes completely. For me, Lexapro made me feel nothing. For my mother, it made her feel normal again. I have a combination of drugs that make me feel normal, but for my wife, might make her feel awful. Antidepressants don't "make you feel nothing." Some might have that effect, but it's the job of a psychiatrist to find the right blend for each person. It took a few tries to find mine. If your antidepressants make you feel nothing, you need different antidepressants.

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