Re:Amphetamine use in America's workforce
by jolux on Wednesday June 01, 2016 @10:18PM
(#11819909)
Yeah but you can't pop a Prozac if you're feeling sad and expect to feel better within a reasonable time frame. There's also no high, you just start feeling normal again if you're depressed and it's the right drug.
"This last item makes SSRI's abuse-safe: contrary to benzodiazepines or opiate-based painkillers, there's no risk of abusing them for pleasure, as they're, once again not "happy pills" and there's no high. They even worsen symptoms for most people at first. That has to do with their mechanism and is their major flaw but serendipitously it strongly protects against recreational use."
https://www.quora.com/Why-are-SSRIs-typically-prescribed-bef...
"This last item makes SSRI's abuse-safe: contrary to benzodiazepines or opiate-based painkillers, there's no risk of abusing them for pleasure, as they're, once again not "happy pills" and there's no high. They even worsen symptoms for most people at first. That has to do with their mechanism and is their major flaw but serendipitously it strongly protects against recreational use."