it is easier to get off of heroin than antidepressants. i have very little experience with either.

the fact that we are considering all these people who could not pass the urinalysis required of every convenience store clerk in america is stunning.

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and having attended a bunch of open AA meetings, I can say that I have met one peson who was additcied to heroin (as well as alcohol and cigarettes.) When I met her she was clean of all of them, and was cleas that of the three, the cigarettes were the hardest to escape from. I smoked cigarettes myself for a number of years, and I can certainly say that getting off them was the hardest thing I have done in my life. But that's the only substance I personally can speak to

I suppose it's not impossible that there might be someone, somewhere, who would have more issues quitting an anti-depressant (a particular one - they aren't all chemically the same) than heroin, but I really doubt it.

It’s a bit rough to for 2-3 days when going off a lot if them, you could feel a little crazy or weepy. Your doctor has a duty to warn you if go off of it otherwise you will wonder WTH you’re going off through. Prozac has no bad withdrawal symptoms. I’m a psychiatric social worker along with working in substance abuse so I have a lot of exposure (literally and figuratively) to antidepressants and substance use addictions. You do not have long term withdrawal symptoms from any antidepressants that I’m aware of, unlike heroin. I have never heard of someone that has been addicted to an antidepressant, unlike heroin. You are very lucky if you can “quit” heroin - not a lot of people can stay away from it - which does NOT happen with an antidepressant.


Heroin withdrawal symptoms

Short term:

Fast pulse.
Increased breathing rate.
Increased blood pressure.
Elevated body temperature.
Sleep disturbances such as insomnia.
Dilated pupils.
Unusually heightened reflexes.
Sweating.
Goosebumps (“piloerection”).
Watery discharge from eyes and nose.
Muscle spasms, cramps, and/or pain.
Bone pain.
Nausea and/or vomiting.
Diarrhea.

Long term:

Anxiety.
Depression.
Sleep disturbances.
Continued fatigue.
A general sense of feeling down or emotionally dull (dysphoria).
Loss of interest or pleasure in activities previously enjoyed (anhedonia).
Irritability.
Short-term memory problems.
Decreased attention, impaired concertation, and difficulty making decisions.
Drug craving.

Laura was her name - made quite an impression on me. To get free from all three f those - that's an achievement which deserves some kind of medal.

A greatest hit from the administration she was part of. Unlimited ads from dark money.

that if the Senate could vote on these nominees by secret ballot, none of them would have been confirmed - and this one certainly wouldn't be.

But those in Congress, and their families, were threatened - and we know that the same thing is happening with Senate approval of TFG's nominees.

fringes of society for decades--during a fucking pandemic.

is not used to being challenged. Sure would hate to work for him. At the least, adorations would be required.