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more about #prozac IceCreamIsAwesome: When my bf of two years broke up with me he said that I had become emotionally unavailable, I didn't agree with that but wasn't about to waste any str... more » Jack_Burton: While on Effexor, an SNRI not SSRI - I've had a couple of "head-over-heels" relationships... And I agree with what others are saying, that being depre... more » chafina: My boyfriend, who is the perfect man, and I just broke up after 3 years because I never got "the butterflies" 12 years of (low dose) Paxil may explain... more » Questioning Everything: I cannot stress this enough, if you have any depression issues, please get your thyroid checked (TSH, Free T3, antibodies). For women especially, low... more » poires et poireaux: I guess a lot of it is really relative. I've always identified myself as "emotional" or "extremely sensitive", and those factors are such a core part ... more » goldengirl23: My problem with these is that *sometimes* someone will find out you're on them and because of their own ignorance and the way society treats mental il... more » Maulleigh: I've been on them for years and I does considerably cut back on those wild and crazy emotions. I'm not obsessively in love with anyone like I was. But... more » inabook: I'm on Celexa right now, and I've got to say that if its blocking the intensity of love, my poor boyfriend would probably be smothered if I weren't on... more » VioletBlue: I was on EffexorXR for three years. The first couple of weeks I literally felt high. I thought, "Wow, this is great!" Then that wore off. What a b... more » exelizabeth: Has anyone else taken 5HTP for depression? I normally am way not into herbal shit, but this stuff seems to work, and there's some studies behind it as... more » Flackette Goes Retro: You know what prevents you from forming relationships? BEING DEPRESSED. I know of what I speak. I'm also in a wonderful, loving relationship and using... more » Betty Bea Getty McClanahan: Lexapro for 2+ years now, and actually this is like day 7 or something of coming off them. Tired all the time, HUNGRY all the time (which is a total b... more » bowleserised: Hang on, didn't Helen Fisher crop up in a recetn Jezzie post? And wasn't she saying something really annoying and unscientific then? Or do I have the ... more » lucystrawberry: Tier 2 is the new black: I am on Zoloft. I am in love. I have fallen in love while on Zoloft several times. I do not feel DULL to things. I feel joy, anger, sadness, happin... more » Dottie Gale: I fell in love long before I started on Zoloft, but I can tell a difference in affection I feel for people. I think that with the depression and rumin... more » somnambulent: Psychopharmocology is a tricky science. Especially with anti-depressants. A lot of what psychiatrists do is trial and error. Our brain chemistry is... more » Brigit: Emotions can be different when you modify the concentration of certain neurotransmitters. However, this article is beyond simplistic. How your emotion... more » librarianette: I have a love-hate relationship with anti-depressants. The last time I went on them, 3.5 years ago (still on them), was on account of a devastating br... more » Dauphine: Celexa blunted everything for me when I was on it and I didn't even realize it at the time, but looking back, I can see that I was a complete zombie d... more » Questioning Everything: I fell in love while on antidepressants. So Helen Fisher is wrong. Dammit! more » -
#modernlove
Do Antidepressants Prevent You From Falling In Love?
While it's common knowledge that anti-depressants can cause sexual side effects, a new theory suggests they may also suppress feelings of love and romance. More » -
#dirtbagafterdark
Emily Blunt And John Krasinski Are Truly Adorable
- Emily Blunt and John Krasinski: totally sitting in a tree, kissing and whatevs. Perez suggests "Bluntinski" as their celeb couple nickname, but we feel we can do better! How about Krunt? Or EmJo? [Perez]
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#carreyingon
Jim Carrey Tells Larry King That Prozac Is For Suckers
Jim Carrey is self-aware enough to know that he pulled a Tom Cruise last night by railing against anti-depression meds like Prozac, and yet, he spreads his completely unscientific opinion anyway. -
