Rhonda Patrick· PhD
You’re only that person when you’re taking the antidepressant. You take away the antidepressant, and it fades.
We can't find evidence that holds up here. Proponents are reasoning from mechanism or analogy rather than direct human data, and the most credible skeptics raise objections we can't dismiss.
You’re only that person when you’re taking the antidepressant. You take away the antidepressant, and it fades.
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Bookmarking — the dossier-vs-overview split is the right call. Most of the time I want overview; sometimes I want receipts.
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The other thing about antidepressants is there’s some data, there are some data that the longer you take them, you may become more and more reliant. You may need them to feel good.