Perhaps you approached these tests as mostly about finding one that didn’t have acute side-effects, and also wasn’t obviously not working?
Yea, I basically did this ^^
It was just extremely obvious to me when something was working/wasn’t, and the fact that many antidepressants I was super optimistic about didn’t work makes me think I wasn’t getting huge placebo issues.
While self-reported data is obviously a bit tricky, my sense of whether something was/wasn’t working was backed up by the data I collected.
I use Daylio to track my overall mood once a day and I have 2 years worth of data there.
I use the GAD9 and PHQ-7 to track my depression and anxiety scores once every week. I have 3 years worth of data from that.
I use perfectionism and low self esteem questionnaires to track those things once a month. Data for those for about 2 years
Thanks for sharing.
I’d be interested to hear more about how you measured effectiveness.
If I understand correctly it takes several weeks to taper on and taper off most antidepressants.
Were you operating from a baseline where your depressive symptoms were fairly consistent for many months?
If not, how did you guage effectiveness vs placebo?
Perhaps you approached these tests as mostly about finding one that didn’t have acute side-effects, and also wasn’t obviously not working?
Yea, I basically did this ^^
It was just extremely obvious to me when something was working/wasn’t, and the fact that many antidepressants I was super optimistic about didn’t work makes me think I wasn’t getting huge placebo issues.
While self-reported data is obviously a bit tricky, my sense of whether something was/wasn’t working was backed up by the data I collected.
I use Daylio to track my overall mood once a day and I have 2 years worth of data there.
I use the GAD9 and PHQ-7 to track my depression and anxiety scores once every week. I have 3 years worth of data from that.
I use perfectionism and low self esteem questionnaires to track those things once a month. Data for those for about 2 years