I don’t know about depression. But anecdotally they seem to be highly effective (even overly effective) against anxiety. They also tend to have undesirable effects like reduced sex drive & inappropriate or reduced motivation—the latter possibly a downstream effect of reduced anxiety. So the fact that they would help some people but hurt others seems very likely true.
Yes, I personally take SSRIs for anxiety and I find them highly effective, and I have a hard time believing the effect is a placebo though of course it’s possible.
I don’t know about depression. But anecdotally they seem to be highly effective (even overly effective) against anxiety. They also tend to have undesirable effects like reduced sex drive & inappropriate or reduced motivation—the latter possibly a downstream effect of reduced anxiety. So the fact that they would help some people but hurt others seems very likely true.
Yes, I personally take SSRIs for anxiety and I find them highly effective, and I have a hard time believing the effect is a placebo though of course it’s possible.