Wrote this on reddit, whole thread of people justifying failed antidepressants

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[–][deleted] 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (12 children)

I was on Celexa for years and it worked for me.

[–]jet199Instigatrix 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

Survivor bias

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I know a guy hooked on antidepressants for 10 years, diagnosed as a kid and trusts every word the doctor says, and is adamant that he needs them, you can see after he takes a pill that he gets high and pulls a tard face like he just smoked a reefer.

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

Survivor of depression truth.

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

Definitely

[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Active placebos are not totally ineffective, but are you sure your improvement was due to Celexa, or simply coincided with it?

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

An hour after taking the med I could feel it working. It was extremely effective for me. When I tired quitting cold turkey, the depression came back until I started taking it again, and the exact same thing happened.

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

Interesting.

[–]Canbot 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Did it cure you, or did changes to your life cure you?

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

They stopped working, and I was no longer depressed. I quit cold turkey without issues.

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

How did you support yourself?

[–]iamonlyoneman 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

See that's where assertions like OP's fall apart. Sure there is some sketchy science behind a lot of medicine but . . . hey some people get a semblance of a normal life with a pill that alters their biochemistry.

[–]makesyoudownvote 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Celexa kinda worked for me too. The only problem was it affected my memory severely. Huge chunks of my memory from when I was on it are just gone.