Social Anxiety Support

Forza Italia · 11-02-2009, 10:53 AM

Hi

What kind of effects gives ssri' for your mood ? Is is just the absistence of anxiety/depression or is their a surplus also (e.g. euphoria)

Thx.

tutliputli · 11-02-2009, 11:32 AM

The effects of medication vary from person to person, so there's not really any way of predicting how you might feel. I took Citalopram for 18 months and still remember the very moment it started working. I guess it could be described as slightly euphoric - I suddenly started feeling much happier and calmer than usual, and couldn't stop smiling! Eventually, my body got used to the medication and the initial 'good' feeling wore off. After that, it was just the absence of any physical anxious symptoms or serious depression.

arth67 · 11-02-2009, 12:39 PM

there can also be a strong placebo effect
an antidepressant may give early side effects but not go on to help later, its all experimental

Vini Vidi Vici · 11-02-2009, 12:45 PM

with me there was no euphoria with any SSRIs, only a really nice absence of anxiety and depression. the only time i had euphoria was when in i was in social situations, for about a month on Paxil...i think that was the peak of its effectiveness. then the euphoria went away....

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Forza Italia Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 16	Effects of ssri's Hi What kind of effects gives ssri' for your mood ? Is is just the absistence of anxiety/depression or is their a surplus also (e.g. euphoria) Thx.

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tutliputli Status: electric lady Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: England, UK Gender: Female Age: 23 Posts: 578	The effects of medication vary from person to person, so there's not really any way of predicting how you might feel. I took Citalopram for 18 months and still remember the very moment it started working. I guess it could be described as slightly euphoric - I suddenly started feeling much happier and calmer than usual, and couldn't stop smiling! Eventually, my body got used to the medication and the initial 'good' feeling wore off. After that, it was just the absence of any physical anxious symptoms or serious depression. __________________ Why leave me hanging on a star when you deem me so high?

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arth67 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: austral;ia Gender: Male Posts: 217	there can also be a strong placebo effect an antidepressant may give early side effects but not go on to help later, its all experimental __________________ life is not a dress rehursal

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Vini Vidi Vici Status: altruistic philanthropist Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Minnesota Gender: Male Age: 18 Posts: 287	with me there was no euphoria with any SSRIs, only a really nice absence of anxiety and depression. the only time i had euphoria was when in i was in social situations, for about a month on Paxil...i think that was the peak of its effectiveness. then the euphoria went away.... __________________ Please don't take or trust any medical advice from me...Consult a perffessional. meds taken for extended period of time: zyprexa, zoloft, risperdal, klonopin, temazepam, xanax, agomelatine, ambien, adderall, metadate, EMSAM, selegiline, paxil, lexapro, wellbutrin, seroquel, trazodone, clonidine, tramadol, remeron, vyvanse, concerta, Lunesta, Parnate. Current Meds: Parnate 30 mg, Diagnoses- Major Depression, OCD, Social Anxiety, GAD