ScrambleHead Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Zoloft took me from severly depressed to a bit below normal, I am on the highest dose, I thought ADs are meant to make you HAPPY How are they meant to make you feel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meganhalley Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 A pill isn't going to make you happy. At least not an antidepressant. It's purpose is to alleviate the symptoms of depression. That doesn't mean obliterate, and it doesn't mean that you'll be a happy person. That's why a lot of people go to therapy to work on things like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Make you happy? No. Help pull you out of the depths of depression? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likeabowlof0ranges Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 I concur. Anti depressants are for the treatment of clinical depression. They aren't recreational or designed for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luna- Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 ADs don't make you happy. We all wish! That view is perpetuated by the stereotype of ADs being "happy pills". They can alleviate the symptoms of depression but that doesn't make you happy. They just make it more possible to do things that will make you happy. Happiness is a complex thing with many aspects. None of which are findable in a pill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowlena Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 I find that AD's help to clear the fog. Or as my tdoc puts it "from a stake steak knife to a butter knife" it still hurts but way less. But to be happy you need to work on the feelings, the copeing mecanisims, the triggers and so on. I am of the opinion your on psycotropics your in therapy. But not everyone feels this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren1083 Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 They can alleviate the symptoms of depression but that doesn't make you happy. They just make it more possible to do things that will make you happy. Happiness is a complex thing with many aspects. None of which are findable in a pill. I completely agree with what this poster wrote. Very well said! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookgirl Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Prozac made me happy to the point of destructive mania. ADs aren't supposed to do that - if they trigger "Happy," you are probably bipolar, and trust me, you don't want that. ADs bring you up from the very bottom, the rest has to be done with therapy and lifestyle changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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