Antidepressants can cause ‘emotional blunting’, study shows - Volunteers less responsive to positive and negative feedback after course of serotonin-controlling drugs

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[–]hfxB0oyA 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Not sure why this is news. That's exactly what they're intended to do.

[–]jet199 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

No, they are intended to make you happier

[–]iamonlyoneman 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

tell us you're not a psychiatrist but use different words

[–]hfxB0oyA 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Well, they're intended to make you less depressed, but that doesn't equivocate to "happier" exactly.

[–]iamonlyoneman 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Patients would get pissy and be all like "no shit dummy" but . . .