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
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