Reading list: SSRIs work by making you not give a f*** (Patreon)

“All participants experienced a reduction of intensity or frequency of negative emotions, which they attributed to their SSRI anti-depressant. Most participants considered that at some stage the reduction in negative emotions was beneficial to them, bringing relief from distressing negative emotions, and allowing normal daily life to resume. Some participants reported that negative emotions had been removed almost entirely. The negative emotions commonly described as reduced included sadness; emotional pain or distress; anger, irritability or aggression; and anxiety, worry or fear. Other negative emotions such as fear and surprise, embarrassment, guilt and shame, and disappointment were also mentioned to a degree.”

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https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8224914/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006322398002108