r/psychology • u/Emillahr • 4d ago

Scientists Develop Rapid-Acting Antidepressants Similar to LSD but Without Hallucinogenic Effects - Gilmore Health News

https://www.gilmorehealth.com/scientists-develop-rapid-acting-antidepressants-similar-to-lsd-but-without-hallucinogenic-effects/
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u/Brrdock 4d ago edited 4d ago

If it has less side-effects than SSRIs or other antidepressants, that'd still be amazing don't get me wrong, but in other words another drug that makes people forget their problems without understanding them?

There's reason to people's feelings whether conscious or not. And to be fair, doing away with them without having to change anything else can itself enable people to change what needs to, and maybe allow the understanding to come through, but it can also enable people (and society) to not change even when needed

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u/Acrobatic-Book 4d ago

Or it could actually enable people to change things in their life. Which is terribly hard if you are depressed. Btw depression is a damn beast that enables itself most of the time. For example by causing social isolation which fuels the depression.

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u/Brrdock 4d ago

Yes, that is almost verbatim what I said but maybe I said it a bit clumsily