my favorite side effect warning is for antidepressants
pros: you won’t want to kill yourself
cons: you might want to kill yourself
Back when I was in a psychiatric hospital, and was offered antidepressants, my mother had declined them due to that apparent side effect. So the staff actually explained about this effect antidepressants have, that give reason to that warning.
When first taking antidepressants they raise up your energy first. So that you have the energy to do the tasks you might have avoided doing due to your depression.
Because of this those who were already suicidal, now have the energy to go do so. Which is the ones this warning is given for.
It’s not that a side effect of antidepressants magically makes you want to kill yourself, it’s the energy it gives those who were already struggling with suicidal issues, to actually attempt the act.Very informative…
Wow. I’m so glad you explained that. Now I understand
My high school choir/psych teacher actually told is about this. She also said if you have a suicidal friend who starts seeming like they might be getting better because they have more energy, that’s the time to be cautious because that’s when they may still be suicidal but they’ll actually have the energy to go through with it
THIS. a thousand times THIS. I had it explained to me in my AP psychology class in high school. super fucking important.
I wonder how feminists will react to this
Probably ignore it then go back to making male tears mugs and gifs
Actually this is a very common idea among feminists
It’s something feminists have been talking about for years it’s called toxic masculinity and it’s one of the common threads among the topic of ‘Patriarchy hurts men too’. If fact the first time I read about toxic masculinity was on a feminist blog.
If you actually read things feminists talk about instead of straw manning them you might know this but OH WELL
This is so important
THIS
Their son/daughter kills him/herself “I didn’t know he/she was having serious problems”
“Why would you try to kill yourself?” “Why do you do this to us?” “Do you think you are the only one with emotions and problems?” “Why don’t you talk to us??”
Wow
This is so fucking accurate.
I went to numerous therapists because they would tell my parents “She’s anxious and having trouble sleeping because she’s stressed about school, so you need to let her have breathing space.” and they kept getting me new therapists because they read that as “She’s lazy and doesn’t do her homework because she’s up all night watching TV shows then panics about it in the morning. She needs more pressure put on her.” They could have saved a fortune in bills if they’d listened…
(Source: nologicfound)