A river of lost souls runs through western Colorado
<i>“It’s really hard to withdraw from antidepressants,” said New York psychiatrist and pharmacology expert Julie Holland. In some cases, “people feel like cold water is running down their spine. They can feel their brain sloshing around, or electric zaps in their head.”</i><p>Dang.<p>If it&#x27;s true as claimed that medications only help half the time, this seems like a strong encouragement to try things like exercise, yoga, and lifestyle changes before going the medication route.<p>Unless you&#x27;re so depressed you honestly can&#x27;t make those changes... as commenters have mentioned, sometimes medications are absolutely helpful, needed, and life-saving. I&#x27;ve heard of cases where being on a medication just for a short time helped people break out of a rut.<p>If you&#x27;re getting a prescription, it seems worthwhile to ask docs for options that are less problematic to get off of.