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[deleted] t1_iya0u7i wrote

Again. SSRIs are reserved for people who do such things and are still depressed or who’re severely depressed to the point where they can’t get outta bed.

And SSRI success rates are mixed for depression due to a variety of different reasons. For anxiety disorders, OCD, ptsd, etc. all of the meta analyses have shown significant improvement with SSRIs compared to placebo. For individuals who’s depression is caused due to any of those disorders, they will see significant improvement in their depression. For those who’s depression is independent from those things, SSRIs work but there are better options like more dopaminergic focused medications.

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