Question:
I would rather take drugs that cause brain damage and be sain. Who knows maybe the damage would keep me normal all the time! come back when you cannot sleep for jerking and twitching and say that..Why are you being hostile? harsh truth not hostility..although when you have loved ones suffering from long term neurological damage it clearly gives mixed feelings when it is routinely minimised by rthe ignorant

Answer: A choice you get to make yourself because you have some info about the potential damage. A choice those prescribed SSRI's from 1988 to 2001 didn't make because information about the downside of SSRI's was being withheld from the public. Whatever harm the meds do to the brain, they sure beat the bullet to the brain, and for many of us, that IS the alternative. For a more elaborate inquiry into depression, I suggest reading "Noonday Demon".

Neuroplasticity might provide hope for those who have sustained damage from SSRI use?

After posting the original article to this thread, I was suprised to find that so many people have experienced similar symptoms to myself. Not only this but I was almost devistated to find out that the symptoms Ive complained of could be classed as a for of brain damage brought on by the long term use of SSRI medication. After re-grouping myself from this shocking revelation, I decided to do conduct some study into how the brain may be able to repair itself if this was at all possible. An area of interest was seen to be of a field of study called "Neuroplasticity" or the brains ability to regrow new cells and also re/forge new links (memories, experiences, knowledge). Ive pasted part of definition below along with the link. This can certainly give people hope that they may be able to once return to their former capabilities before the use of SSRI's