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What would happen if you were really happy and took antidepressants? would they make you sad?
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Doubtful: Antidepressants can take a numberr of weeks to have much clinical effect. There are risks off triggering manic or psychotic reactions, which can be reversed, but these are meds which impact on yoru brain's neurotransmitters. While there is no reason to believe it would make one sad, there is also no reason to take the medications unless there is a good psychiatric reason.
Answered 1/5/2014
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Not necessarily.: Regardless of what your mood was - antidepressants may cause side effects. If have a normal mood- the antidepressant may not have any significant effect on your mood. If you have bipolar pre-dispostion, the medication could cause you to be irritable, elated or have particularly high energy. I have not heard of antidepressants causing major depression in people who don't have mood disorders.
Answered 1/8/2014
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