June 4, 2004
I always thought they were a bad idea
Anyone who has spent a lot of time around me has probably learned that I'm not a big fan of using mood-altering substances as a permenant part of one's psyche. For, example, Prozac, Zoloft, and Paxil. Here's a Slate article on Paxil that reinforces this. It's a pretty funny read. Some guy decides to go on Paxil as an experiment and reports on his results.
Money quotes:
"Fifteen minutes with a doctor, $15 at the pharmacy, and I've scored a month's supply of a powerful, mood-altering substance."
"Ecstasy tweaks up your serotonin, too. But instead of paying $20 for a night on E, I paid $15 for a month on P."
"The fact that I considered a wholesale career change under the drug's effects, and couldn't complete any work, is alarming. Also, the zaps [a withdrawal side-effect] are for real. Fear them."
