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Our review supports the conclusion that antidepressants generally do more harm than good by disrupting a number of adaptive processes regulated by serotonin. However, there may be specific conditions for which their use is warranted (e.g., cancer, recovery from stroke).Apr 24, 2012
Why antidepressants are not good for you?
Antidepressants may worsen blood sugar control because they can cause significant weight gain. SSRIs and Pamelor (nortriptyline) reportedly worsen blood sugar control in people with diabetes. Tricyclic antidepressants cause hyperglycemia (high blood sugar levels) in humans.
Do antidepressants cause damage?
Long-term antidepressant users are risking permanent damage to their bodies, according to leading medical experts. Dr Tony Kendrick, a professor of primary care at the University of Southampton, says more urgent action needs to be taken to encourage and support long-term users to come off the medication.
Can antidepressants shorten your life?
The analysis found that in the general population, those taking antidepressants had a 33 percent higher risk of dying prematurely than people who were not taking the drugs. Additionally, antidepressant users were 14 percent more likely to have an adverse cardiovascular event, such as a stroke or a heart attack.
Do antidepressants have long term negative effects?
Those who had used antidepressants for >3 years reported more severe side effects, including “weight gain”, “addiction”, “feeling not like myself ”, “withdrawal symptoms”, and “suicidality”, than those who had been on antidepressants for ≤2 years.
Do antidepressants mess up your brain?
We know that antipsychotics shrink the brain in a dose-dependent manner (4) and benzodiazepines, antidepressants and ADHD drugs also seem to cause permanent brain damage (5).
Does your brain go back to normal after antidepressants?
Because SSRIs cause more serotonin to remain in circulation in the brain, the individual experiences less depressive symptoms. In fact, many people report feeling completely back to normal when taking these medications.
Does antidepressants cause brain damage?
We know that antipsychotics shrink the brain in a dose-dependent manner (4) and benzodiazepines, antidepressants and ADHD drugs also seem to cause permanent brain damage (5).
Do antidepressants damage your brain?
We know that antipsychotics shrink the brain in a dose-dependent manner (4) and benzodiazepines, antidepressants and ADHD drugs also seem to cause permanent brain damage (5).
Do antidepressants affect intelligence?
"Perhaps we should be a bit more cautious than we are at the moment, about who we use antidepressants for. We need more research." He notes, however, that SSRI's have been in use for some 25 years and there is no evidence of brain damage or a negative impact on intellectual capacity.
