[video member=miotatsu stream_platform=twitch title="Mental Health PSA" vod_platform=youtube id=Jh6dDPQKMAg annotator=Miblo] [0:03][Welcome with a few words on @Jon's talk about motivation and depression[ref site=YouTube page="Techniques for dealing with lack of motivation, malaise, depression" url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7kh8pNRWOo]][:health] [3:13][Public perception of depression, sadness vs depression, and consulting a medical professional][:health] [8:58][Identifying depression][:health] [16:33][@deathamaggedon][What's up man? (This is snailcannon) Are you alright?] [16:52][Identifying depression, continued][:health] [18:12][@deathamaggedon][I was able to get help] [18:23][Antidepressants][:health] [21:07][Tri-cyclical antidepressants and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)][:health] [22:33][@deathamaggedon][I was leery about everything. I didn't want to loose "me" under the influence of pharmaceuticals] [22:40][SSRI, continued][:health] [23:55][How SSRI functions][:health] [27:46][How SSRI affects depression][:health] [28:56][@deathamaggedon][Are you broadcasting out on some other channel of the internet right now?] [29:03][How SSRI affects depression, continued][:health :psychology] [30:06][@deathamaggedon][Have you done much research into DMT or MDMA?] [30:25][Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor[ref site=Wikipedia page="Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor" url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_serotonin_reuptake_inhibitor]][:health :research] [31:02][@deathamaggedon][I'm talking about microdosing, not going full blown fucked up like a druggie] [31:15][Side-effects of SSRI[ref site=Wikipedia page="Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor" url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_serotonin_reuptake_inhibitor]][:health :research] [32:05][@deathamaggedon][Is welbutron an ssri?] [32:25][Side-effects of SSRI, continued[ref site=Wikipedia page="Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor" url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_serotonin_reuptake_inhibitor]][:health :research] [36:28][@deathamaggedon][Yeah, you have to taper it off] [36:47][Side-effects of SSRI, continued[ref site=Wikipedia page="Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor" url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_serotonin_reuptake_inhibitor]][:health :research] [37:52][Why consider an SSRI or a medicine like the SNRI (serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor) Venlafaxine[ref site=Wikipedia page=Venlafaxine url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venlafaxine]][:health :research] [46:29][Trazodone, an antidepressant re-marketed as a sleep inducer[ref site=Wikipedia page=Trazodone url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trazodone]][:health :research] [47:54][@deathamaggedon][I have Trazadone to help me sleep. I don't take it, though, because it makes me very groggy the next day] [48:55][Trazadone, continued][:health] [51:19][Road to recovery][:health] [53:41][@deathamaggedon][The meds plus the therapy kept me from having a complete breakdown every six months or so when I was just floating about on my own] [54:14][How the proper therapy and medication helps][:health] [55:38][@deathamaggedon][It's really hard to get help, because it's invisible] [56:23][Overcoming barriers to help, and not being discouraged early][:health] [58:03][Therapy][:health] [59:20][Emotions and rational thought, as analogous to driving a car][:health] [1:01:55][Chain reaction of emotions][:health] [1:04:20][@deathamaggedon][You have to find a network that is conducive to your chemistry, even if that means you find a different doctor] [1:05:29][Recap the talk][:health] [/video]