SSRI discontinuation syndrome, for anyone taking them...

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4. Thanks hunter. Yeah that doesn't sound like it was fun...

The reason there is no magic pill is that psychiatrists are working largely blind. They know that for some reason a certain percentage of people respond very well to one SSRI or another. But they have no idea which ones will work for which patient or indeed if any will. They have very little understanding of how they work either. The good psychiatrists will come clean with you about this. They will tell you "this is going to be a long road. We are going to have to try a number of different meds and I can't promise you which one will work, but in time I hope we will discover one that will". The best ones will also suggest other therapies to go along with the meds. I myself have never met a really good one. In my experience most psychs are of the type who like to fool themselves into thinking they understand what is going on and why. If pill X didn't work they will come up with some excuse as to why pill Y might instead. "Well pill Y does more for the cognitive side of things, it will put your mind to ease faster than pill X, it's more sedative" etc etc... They don't want to come out and admit they have no real idea. And may will never mention other therapies you should be looking into. Many will never mention about CBT, diet, exercise, talk therapy etc. They just give you your 15 mins and spin the med wheel until they hope they land on something that works.