zk7 said:ssris are pure poison they dont even work as advertised , and they make you so much worse, its unreal. go on 60mg prozac, you'll be suicidal overnight.
they create chemical imbalances simply because depression aint caused by 1 single thing its caused by tonz of things combined and when you simply boost serotonin you create an imbalance with your other neurotransmitters like dopamine, norephrine etcc and hence your body goes into auto suicide mode.
This comment is completely opinionated. I'm taking zoloft 50mg daily for anxiety and insomnia for last 2 years and it has made my life wonderful. I hade the most racing thoughts ever, couldn't get to bed because I was always worried and stressed about shit (small shit). After the first month my mind completely got balanced out. It felt like the devil was taking out of my head and I was no longer sweating the small stuff.
Many times people take ssri's and it doesn't do shit for em because they are not taking the right one. Lexapro, Effexor, Prozac,<---- tried all for a period of time and none of them did anything for me exept zoloft. If your depressed your seritonin levels are low. SSRI's balance out your seritonin levels and keep them at a steady level (even-flow) so that if a problem or issue arises that stresses one out, you won't get so down on yourself as you normally would. SSRI's are giving to treat many things like eating disorders, suicidal issues, sleeping problems. There are many side effects of them though so you should regularly be in contact with your pyschiatrist/doc to tell him your condition and emotions.